diff --git a/examples/arm64/versions.tf b/examples/arm64/versions.tf
index cc8fa2b744..a9b703ec65 100644
--- a/examples/arm64/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/arm64/versions.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
     local = {
       source = "hashicorp/local"
diff --git a/examples/default/versions.tf b/examples/default/versions.tf
index df1083934a..7a4b473bb4 100644
--- a/examples/default/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/default/versions.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
     local = {
       source = "hashicorp/local"
diff --git a/examples/ephemeral/versions.tf b/examples/ephemeral/versions.tf
index df1083934a..7a4b473bb4 100644
--- a/examples/ephemeral/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/ephemeral/versions.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
     local = {
       source = "hashicorp/local"
diff --git a/examples/permissions-boundary/setup/versions.tf b/examples/permissions-boundary/setup/versions.tf
index 67c5886f74..a3189b5815 100644
--- a/examples/permissions-boundary/setup/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/permissions-boundary/setup/versions.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
   }
   required_version = ">= 1"
diff --git a/examples/permissions-boundary/versions.tf b/examples/permissions-boundary/versions.tf
index df1083934a..7a4b473bb4 100644
--- a/examples/permissions-boundary/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/permissions-boundary/versions.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
     local = {
       source = "hashicorp/local"
diff --git a/examples/prebuilt/versions.tf b/examples/prebuilt/versions.tf
index df1083934a..7a4b473bb4 100644
--- a/examples/prebuilt/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/prebuilt/versions.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
     local = {
       source = "hashicorp/local"
diff --git a/examples/ubuntu/versions.tf b/examples/ubuntu/versions.tf
index df1083934a..7a4b473bb4 100644
--- a/examples/ubuntu/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/ubuntu/versions.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
     local = {
       source = "hashicorp/local"
diff --git a/examples/windows/versions.tf b/examples/windows/versions.tf
index df1083934a..7a4b473bb4 100644
--- a/examples/windows/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/windows/versions.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
     local = {
       source = "hashicorp/local"
diff --git a/modules/download-lambda/versions.tf b/modules/download-lambda/versions.tf
index 25b092757b..abe77662b8 100644
--- a/modules/download-lambda/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/download-lambda/versions.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ terraform {
 
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/runner-binaries-syncer/versions.tf b/modules/runner-binaries-syncer/versions.tf
index 25b092757b..abe77662b8 100644
--- a/modules/runner-binaries-syncer/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/runner-binaries-syncer/versions.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ terraform {
 
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/runners/versions.tf b/modules/runners/versions.tf
index 25b092757b..abe77662b8 100644
--- a/modules/runners/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/runners/versions.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ terraform {
 
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/setup-iam-permissions/versions.tf b/modules/setup-iam-permissions/versions.tf
index 25b092757b..abe77662b8 100644
--- a/modules/setup-iam-permissions/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/setup-iam-permissions/versions.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ terraform {
 
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/ssm/versions.tf b/modules/ssm/versions.tf
index 25b092757b..abe77662b8 100644
--- a/modules/ssm/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/ssm/versions.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ terraform {
 
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/webhook/versions.tf b/modules/webhook/versions.tf
index 25b092757b..abe77662b8 100644
--- a/modules/webhook/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/webhook/versions.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ terraform {
 
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index 62628b9757..5577ac98e7 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ terraform {
 
   required_providers {
     aws = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 5"
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws",
+      version = "~> 4.41"
+      ## https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/31633
     }
   }
 }