diff --git a/.spacelift/config.yml b/.spacelift/config.yml
index 4bb8788..f28a9b8 100644
--- a/.spacelift/config.yml
+++ b/.spacelift/config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 version: 1
-module_version: 2.6.4
+module_version: 2.6.5
 tests:
   - name: AMD64-based workerpool
     project_root: examples/amd64
diff --git a/ami.tf b/ami.tf
index 7fd660e..ac9e0be 100644
--- a/ami.tf
+++ b/ami.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-data "aws_ami" "this" {
-  most_recent = true
-  name_regex  = "^spacelift-\\d{10}-x86_64$"
-  owners      = ["643313122712"]
+# get info about selected instance type
+data "aws_ec2_instance_type" "spacelift" {
+  instance_type = var.ec2_instance_type
+}
+
+# get list of spacelift AMI ids starting with the newest
+data "aws_ami_ids" "spacelift" {
+  sort_ascending = false
+  name_regex     = "^spacelift-\\d{10}-(arm64|x86_64)$"
+  owners         = ["643313122712"]
 
   filter {
     name   = "root-device-type"
@@ -14,7 +20,16 @@ data "aws_ami" "this" {
   }
 
   filter {
-    name   = "architecture"
-    values = ["x86_64"]
+    name = "architecture"
+    # get ami architecture based on selected instance type (arm64 or x86_64).
+    values = [for arch in data.aws_ec2_instance_type.spacelift.supported_architectures : arch if can(regex("(arm64|x86_64)$", arch))]
+  }
+
+  lifecycle {
+    # Check if Spacelift AMI exists in current region. Spacelift AMIs are not replicated for all regions.
+    postcondition {
+      condition     = coalesce(var.ami_id, try(self.ids[0], "ami_not_found")) != "ami_not_found"
+      error_message = "No Spacelift AMI found in current region '${data.aws_region.this.name}'. Use 'var.ami_id' instead to provide an existing Spacelift AMI."
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/asg.tf b/asg.tf
index a80ba80..2cd1e71 100644
--- a/asg.tf
+++ b/asg.tf
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ module "asg" {
   name = local.base_name
 
   iam_instance_profile_arn = aws_iam_instance_profile.this.arn
-  image_id                 = var.ami_id != "" ? var.ami_id : data.aws_ami.this.id
-  instance_type            = var.ec2_instance_type
-  security_groups          = var.security_groups
-  enable_monitoring        = var.enable_monitoring
-  instance_refresh         = var.instance_refresh
+  # if 'var.ami_id' is empty, get AMI from data source. data source lifecycle postcondition fails if no ami exists.
+  image_id          = coalesce(var.ami_id, try(data.aws_ami_ids.spacelift.ids[0], "ami_not_found"))
+  instance_type     = var.ec2_instance_type
+  security_groups   = var.security_groups
+  enable_monitoring = var.enable_monitoring
+  instance_refresh  = var.instance_refresh
 
   block_device_mappings = [
     {