diff --git a/examples/api_key_auth/main.tf b/examples/api_key_auth/main.tf
index e05965a..2211a5f 100644
--- a/examples/api_key_auth/main.tf
+++ b/examples/api_key_auth/main.tf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module "existing_sm_crn_parser" {
 module "secrets_manager" {
   count                = var.existing_sm_instance_crn == null ? 1 : 0
   source               = "terraform-ibm-modules/secrets-manager/ibm"
-  version              = "2.8.8"
+  version              = "2.8.9"
   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 7ab48c2..8d3b80f 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              = "2.8.8"
+  version              = "2.8.9"
   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