diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5ba672..bbb02aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ You need the following permissions to run this module.
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
 | <a name="requirement_terraform"></a> [terraform](#requirement\_terraform) | >= 1.0.0 |
-| <a name="requirement_ibm"></a> [ibm](#requirement\_ibm) | >= 1.58.0, < 2.0.0 |
+| <a name="requirement_ibm"></a> [ibm](#requirement\_ibm) | >= 1.69.0, < 2.0.0 |
 
 ### Modules
 
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ No modules.
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
 | <a name="input_endpoint_type"></a> [endpoint\_type](#input\_endpoint\_type) | The type of endpoint to be used for creating keys. Accepts 'public' or 'private' | `string` | `"public"` | no |
-| <a name="input_force_delete"></a> [force\_delete](#input\_force\_delete) | Set to `true` if you wish to force delete the kms key rings, else `false`. | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_instance_id"></a> [instance\_id](#input\_instance\_id) | The KMS instance GUID | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_key_ring_id"></a> [key\_ring\_id](#input\_key\_ring\_id) | The ID that identifies the Key Ring. Each ID is unique within the given KMS instance but is not reserved across the KMS service | `string` | n/a | yes |
 
diff --git a/examples/basic/main.tf b/examples/basic/main.tf
index 1f31f73..5649d5a 100644
--- a/examples/basic/main.tf
+++ b/examples/basic/main.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 module "kms_key_ring" {
-  source       = "../.."
-  instance_id  = var.existing_kms_instance_guid
-  key_ring_id  = "${var.prefix}-key-ring"
-  force_delete = true # Setting it to true for testing purpose
+  source      = "../.."
+  instance_id = var.existing_kms_instance_guid
+  key_ring_id = "${var.prefix}-key-ring"
 }
diff --git a/examples/basic/version.tf b/examples/basic/version.tf
index d744e56..1bbad7f 100644
--- a/examples/basic/version.tf
+++ b/examples/basic/version.tf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ terraform {
     # Pin to the lowest provider version of the range defined in the main module's version.tf to ensure lowest version still works
     ibm = {
       source  = "IBM-Cloud/ibm"
-      version = "1.58.0"
+      version = "1.69.0"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/complete/version.tf b/examples/complete/version.tf
index ea5edc3..1486bad 100644
--- a/examples/complete/version.tf
+++ b/examples/complete/version.tf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ terraform {
     # Pin to the lowest provider version of the range defined in the main module's version.tf to ensure lowest version still works
     ibm = {
       source  = "IBM-Cloud/ibm"
-      version = ">= 1.58.0"
+      version = ">= 1.69.0"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 4995323..86febb8 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ resource "ibm_kms_key_rings" "key_ring" {
   endpoint_type = var.endpoint_type
   instance_id   = var.instance_id
   key_ring_id   = var.key_ring_id
-  force_delete  = var.force_delete
 }
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index eee51b0..66a8e5e 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ variable "instance_id" {
   description = "The KMS instance GUID"
 }
 
-variable "force_delete" {
-  type        = bool
-  description = "Set to `true` if you wish to force delete the kms key rings, else `false`."
-  default     = false
-}
-
 variable "key_ring_id" {
   type        = string
   description = "The ID that identifies the Key Ring. Each ID is unique within the given KMS instance but is not reserved across the KMS service"
diff --git a/version.tf b/version.tf
index a19b79f..3ec7f01 100644
--- a/version.tf
+++ b/version.tf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ terraform {
     # Use "greater than or equal to" range in modules
     ibm = {
       source  = "IBM-Cloud/ibm"
-      version = ">= 1.58.0, < 2.0.0"
+      version = ">= 1.69.0, < 2.0.0"
     }
   }
 }