diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75ba866300..d1b01cbb9e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ MIT Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-a
 |------|---------|
 | <a name="requirement_terraform"></a> [terraform](#requirement\_terraform) | >= 0.13.1 |
 | <a name="requirement_aws"></a> [aws](#requirement\_aws) | >= 3.37.0 |
-| <a name="requirement_http"></a> [http](#requirement\_http) | >= 2.2.0 |
+| <a name="requirement_http"></a> [http](#requirement\_http) | >= 2.3.0 |
 | <a name="requirement_kubernetes"></a> [kubernetes](#requirement\_kubernetes) | >= 1.11.1 |
 | <a name="requirement_local"></a> [local](#requirement\_local) | >= 1.4 |
 | <a name="requirement_random"></a> [random](#requirement\_random) | >= 2.1 |
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ MIT Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-a
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
 | <a name="provider_aws"></a> [aws](#provider\_aws) | >= 3.37.0 |
-| <a name="provider_http"></a> [http](#provider\_http) | >= 2.2.0 |
+| <a name="provider_http"></a> [http](#provider\_http) | >= 2.3.0 |
 | <a name="provider_kubernetes"></a> [kubernetes](#provider\_kubernetes) | >= 1.11.1 |
 | <a name="provider_local"></a> [local](#provider\_local) | >= 1.4 |
 | <a name="provider_random"></a> [random](#provider\_random) | >= 2.1 |
diff --git a/cluster.tf b/cluster.tf
index 3034d950a5..7f7a726946 100644
--- a/cluster.tf
+++ b/cluster.tf
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ data "http" "wait_for_cluster" {
   count          = var.create_eks && var.manage_aws_auth ? 1 : 0
   url            = format("%s/healthz", aws_eks_cluster.this[0].endpoint)
   ca_certificate = base64decode(coalescelist(aws_eks_cluster.this[*].certificate_authority[0].data, [""])[0])
+  timeout        = 300
 }
 
 resource "aws_security_group" "cluster" {
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index 57695c1282..57d35d6329 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ terraform {
     kubernetes = ">= 1.11.1"
     http = {
       source  = "terraform-aws-modules/http"
-      version = ">= 2.2.0"
+      version = ">= 2.3.0"
     }
   }
 }