diff --git a/examples/api_key_auth/main.tf b/examples/api_key_auth/main.tf
index e4fa29d..5eee1a5 100644
--- a/examples/api_key_auth/main.tf
+++ b/examples/api_key_auth/main.tf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module "resource_group" {
 
 module "secrets_manager" {
   source               = "terraform-ibm-modules/secrets-manager/ibm"
-  version              = "1.18.7"
+  version              = "1.18.8"
   resource_group_id    = module.resource_group.resource_group_id
   region               = var.region
   secrets_manager_name = "${var.prefix}-secrets-manager" #tfsec:ignore:general-secrets-no-plaintext-exposure
diff --git a/examples/iam_auth/main.tf b/examples/iam_auth/main.tf
index e6fca95..bd480d8 100644
--- a/examples/iam_auth/main.tf
+++ b/examples/iam_auth/main.tf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module "resource_group" {
 
 module "secrets_manager" {
   source               = "terraform-ibm-modules/secrets-manager/ibm"
-  version              = "1.18.7"
+  version              = "1.18.8"
   resource_group_id    = module.resource_group.resource_group_id
   region               = var.region
   secrets_manager_name = "${var.prefix}-secrets-manager" #tfsec:ignore:general-secrets-no-plaintext-exposure