diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 56e9a70..a1a3484 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ locals {
   terraform_backend_config_template_file = var.terraform_backend_config_template_file != "" ? var.terraform_backend_config_template_file : "${path.module}/templates/terraform.tf.tpl"
 
   terraform_backend_config_content = templatefile(local.terraform_backend_config_template_file, {
-    region = data.aws_region.current.name
+    region = data.aws_region.current.region
     # Template file inputs cannot be null, so we use empty string if the variable is null
     bucket = try(aws_s3_bucket.default[0].id, "")
 
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index cc04b4b..c133975 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
       source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = ">= 4.9.0"
+      version = ">= 6.0.0"
     }
     time = {
       source  = "hashicorp/time"