diff --git a/modules/aws_ecs/main.tf b/modules/aws_ecs/main.tf
index 6af7987..5dc822a 100644
--- a/modules/aws_ecs/main.tf
+++ b/modules/aws_ecs/main.tf
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ resource "aws_db_instance" "this" {
   allocated_storage            = 80
   instance_class               = var.rds_instance_class
   engine                       = "postgres"
-  engine_version               = "13.7"
+  engine_version               = var.rds_engine_version
+  auto_minor_version_upgrade   = var.rds_auto_minor_version_upgrade
   db_name                      = "hammerhead_production"
   username                     = aws_secretsmanager_secret_version.rds_username.secret_string
   password                     = aws_secretsmanager_secret_version.rds_password.secret_string
diff --git a/modules/aws_ecs/variables.tf b/modules/aws_ecs/variables.tf
index cfdd41d..3fde69d 100644
--- a/modules/aws_ecs/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/aws_ecs/variables.tf
@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ variable "rds_performance_insights_retention_period" {
   description = "The time in days to retain Performance Insights for RDS. Defaults to 14."
 }
 
+variable "rds_auto_minor_version_upgrade" {
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+  description = "Whether to enable auto minor version upgrade for RDS. Defaults to true."
+}
+
+variable "rds_engine_version" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = "13.7"
+  description = "The engine version for RDS. Defaults to 13.7."
+}
+
 variable "use_exising_temporal_cluster" {
   type        = bool
   default     = false