diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be4ef4a..237c21e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module "example_site" {
 
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
-| <a name="requirement_terraform"></a> [terraform](#requirement\_terraform) | ~> 1.0 |
+| <a name="requirement_terraform"></a> [terraform](#requirement\_terraform) | >= 1.0 |
 
 ## Providers
 
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index b1b9a52..2bc74c6 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 terraform {
-  required_version = "~> 1.0"
+  required_version = ">= 1.0"
   required_providers {
     aws = {
       source = "hashicorp/aws"