diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14a701e..af43cd0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ You need the following permissions to run this module.
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
 | <a name="requirement_terraform"></a> [terraform](#requirement\_terraform) | >= 1.3.0 |
-| <a name="requirement_ibm"></a> [ibm](#requirement\_ibm) | >=1.65.0, <2.0.0 |
+| <a name="requirement_ibm"></a> [ibm](#requirement\_ibm) | >=1.70.0, <2.0.0 |
 
 ### Modules
 
diff --git a/examples/default/main.tf b/examples/default/main.tf
index 1efc011..7832156 100644
--- a/examples/default/main.tf
+++ b/examples/default/main.tf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module "resource_group" {
 
 module "secrets_manager" {
   source               = "terraform-ibm-modules/secrets-manager/ibm"
-  version              = "1.15.2"
+  version              = "1.18.12"
   resource_group_id    = module.resource_group.resource_group_id
   region               = var.region
   secrets_manager_name = "${var.prefix}-secrets-manager"
diff --git a/examples/default/version.tf b/examples/default/version.tf
index e336ca9..a371795 100644
--- a/examples/default/version.tf
+++ b/examples/default/version.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     ibm = {
       source  = "IBM-Cloud/ibm"
-      version = "1.65.0"
+      version = "1.70.0"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/private/main.tf b/examples/private/main.tf
index 16ecfa1..fda0d44 100644
--- a/examples/private/main.tf
+++ b/examples/private/main.tf
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ module "resource_group" {
 
 module "secrets_manager" {
   source               = "terraform-ibm-modules/secrets-manager/ibm"
-  version              = "1.15.2"
+  version              = "1.18.12"
   resource_group_id    = module.resource_group.resource_group_id
   region               = var.region
   secrets_manager_name = "${var.prefix}-secrets-manager"
   sm_service_plan      = "trial"
   allowed_network      = "private-only"
+  endpoint_type        = "private"
   sm_tags              = var.resource_tags
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/private/version.tf b/examples/private/version.tf
index d0da756..cbf9439 100644
--- a/examples/private/version.tf
+++ b/examples/private/version.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     ibm = {
       source  = "IBM-Cloud/ibm"
-      version = ">=1.65.0"
+      version = ">=1.70.0"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/version.tf b/version.tf
index 32e0fbd..8ab45aa 100644
--- a/version.tf
+++ b/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 = ">=1.65.0, <2.0.0"
+      version = ">=1.70.0, <2.0.0"
     }
   }
 }