diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd12861..a5caf74 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 
 ```terraform
 module "as_demo" {
-  source = "git@github.com:AxonIQ/terraform-axonserver-k8s.git?ref=v1.8"
+  source = "git@github.com:AxonIQ/terraform-axonserver-k8s.git?ref=v1.9"
   
-  axonserver_release = "2024.0.4"
-  java_version       = "11"
+  axonserver_release = "2024.1.0"
+  java_version       = "17"
 
   nodes_number  = 3
   cluster_name  = "axonserver"
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module "as_demo" {
   namespace     = "axonserver"
 
   axonserver_license_path = file("${path.module}/axoniq.license")
+  axonserver_properties   = file("${path.module}/axonserver.properties")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -38,12 +39,13 @@ module "as_demo" {
 
 | Name                                                                                                        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Type                                                                                                                       | Default                          | Required |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|:--------:|
-| <a name="input_axonserver_release"></a> [axonserver\_release](#input\_axonserver\_release)                  | Axon Server Release namespace.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `string`                                                                                                                   | `"2024.0.4"`                     |    no    |
+| <a name="input_axonserver_release"></a> [axonserver\_release](#input\_axonserver\_release)                  | Axon Server Release namespace.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `string`                                                                                                                   | `"2024.1.0"`                     |    no    |
 | <a name="input_namespace"></a> [namespace](#input\_namespace)                                               | Kubernetes cluster namespace.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `string`                                                                                                                   | `"axonserver"`                   |   yes    |
 | <a name="input_cluster_name"></a> [cluster\_name](#input\_cluster\_name)                                    | Axon Server cluster name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `string`                                                                                                                   | `""`                             |   yes    |
 | <a name="input_nodes_number"></a> [nodes\_number](#input\_nodes\_number)                                    | The number of nodes deployed inside the cluster.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `number`                                                                                                                   | `1`                              |   yes    |
 | <a name="input_public_domain"></a> [public\_domain](#input\_public\_domain)                                 | The domain that is added to the hostname when returning hostnames to client applications.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `string`                                                                                                                   | `""`                             |   yes    |
-| <a name="input_axonserver_license_path"></a> [axonserver\_license\_path](#input\_axonserver\_license\_path) | The path to the Axon Server license                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `string`                                                                                                                   | `""`                             |   yes    |
+| <a name="input_axonserver_license_path"></a> [axonserver\_license\_path](#input\_axonserver\_license\_path) | The path to the Axon Server license                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `string`                                                                                                                   | `""`                             |   yes    |
+| <a name="input_axonserver_properties"></a> [axonserver\_properties](#input\_axonserver\_properties)         | The path to the Axon Server properties file                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `string`                                                                                                                   | `""`                             |    no    |
 | <a name="input_console_authentication"></a> [console\_authentication](#input\_console\_authentication)      | Console authentication token                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | `string`                                                                                                                   | `""`                             |    no    |
 | <a name="input_java_version"></a> [java\_version](#input\_java\_version)                                    | Java runtime                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | `number`                                                                                                                   | `"11"`                             |    no    |
 | <a name="input_resources_limits_cpu"></a> [resources\_limits\_cpu](#input\_resources\_limits\_cpu)                                    | spec.container.resources.limits.cpu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `number`                                                                                                                   | `"1"`                             |    no    |
diff --git a/configmap.tf b/configmap.tf
index a0d38a8..132a66f 100755
--- a/configmap.tf
+++ b/configmap.tf
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+locals {
+  axonserver_properties = var.axonserver_properties == "" ? data.template_file.axonserver_properties.rendered : var.axonserver_properties
+}
+
 data "template_file" "axonserver_properties" {
   template = file("${path.module}/conf/axonserver.properties.tmpl")
 
@@ -17,6 +21,6 @@ resource "kubernetes_config_map" "axonserver_properties" {
   }
 
   data = {
-    "axonserver.properties" = data.template_file.axonserver_properties.rendered
+    "axonserver.properties" = local.axonserver_properties
   }
 }
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index a4b3a2c..adcdb25 100755
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 variable "axonserver_release" {
   description = "Axonserver Release"
   type        = string
-  default     = "2024.0.4"
+  default     = "2024.1.0"
 }
 
 variable "namespace" {
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ variable "plugins_storage" {
   default     = "1Gi"
 }
 
+variable "axonserver_properties" {
+  description = "Path to axonserver.properties file"
+  type        = string
+  default     = ""
+}
+
 variable "devmode_enabled" {
   description = "Axon Server devmode"
   type        = bool