diff --git a/templates/packer/config.pkr.hcl b/templates/packer/config.pkr.hcl
index 3a1b372c2..b8252a465 100644
--- a/templates/packer/config.pkr.hcl
+++ b/templates/packer/config.pkr.hcl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 packer {
   required_plugins {
     amazon = {
-      version = "= 1.2.2"
+      version = ">= 1.2.3"
       source = "github.com/hashicorp/amazon"
     }
   }