diff --git a/src/clickup-cdk.ts b/src/clickup-cdk.ts
index 8ff67258..7c8276ca 100644
--- a/src/clickup-cdk.ts
+++ b/src/clickup-cdk.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import { slackAlert } from './slack-alert';
 import { updateProjen } from './update-projen';
 
 export module clickupCdk {
+  // https://github.com/time-loop/cdk-ecs-fargate/pull/476
+  const minCdkVersion = '2.137.0';
+  const defaultCdkVersion = '2.137.0'; // Arbitrary newish version. Most developers will want the latest.
+
   export const deps = [
     ...clickupTs.deps,
     '@time-loop/cdk-library',
@@ -205,16 +209,14 @@ export module clickupCdk {
         throw new Error('pnpm not supported by cdkPipelines: https://staging.clickup.com/t/333/CLK-252116');
       }
 
-      // AWS turned off node12 support. cdk changed the node version for their asset bundling in
-      // https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/releases/tag/v2.64.0
-      // This cdkVersion is actually the minimum version that's compatible. It only affects devDeps.
+      // This cdkVersion is actually the minimum version that's compatible. This only affects devDeps.
       // This really only affects users when they try to deploy directly from their laptop.
       // When deploying from cdkPipelines, it will use whatever version the library is currently on per yarn.lock.
       let cdkVersion = undefined;
-      if (semver.lt(options.cdkVersion, '2.64.0')) {
-        cdkVersion = '2.87.0'; // Arbitrary newish version. Most developers will want the latest.
+      if (semver.lt(options.cdkVersion, minCdkVersion)) {
+        cdkVersion = defaultCdkVersion;
         console.warn(
-          `Your cdkVersion of ${options.cdkVersion} is less than 2.64.0. We recommend using latest, which you can find at https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/releases . Until you explicitly set something, we are pushing to ${cdkVersion}`,
+          `Your cdkVersion of ${options.cdkVersion} is less than ${minCdkVersion}. We recommend using latest, which you can find at https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/releases . Until you explicitly set something the is compliant, we are pushing to ${defaultCdkVersion}`,
         );
       }
 
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/cdk-context-json.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/cdk-context-json.test.ts.snap
index dbe92fc9..bde2feb3 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/cdk-context-json.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/cdk-context-json.test.ts.snap
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class GitHubActionsOIDCCdkContextLookupRole extends core.Stack {
     })();
   }
   constructor(scope: Construct, props: core.StackProps) {
-    const projectName = 'foo';
+    const projectName = 'test';
     // NOTE: you should never deploy this anywhere but the cdkPipelines account
     // And the GitHubActionsOIDCPermissions class for cdk-diff should never be deployed
     // in the cdkPipelines account. Name collision is intentional here.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
         with:
           aws-region: us-west-2
-          role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::123412341234:role/foo-github-actions-role
+          role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::123412341234:role/test-github-actions-role
           role-duration-seconds: 900
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/clickup-cdk.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/clickup-cdk.test.ts.snap
index 841e2513..ccff9da2 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/clickup-cdk.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/clickup-cdk.test.ts.snap
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ exports[`ClickUpCdkConstructLibrary defaults package.json 1`] = `
     "@types/node": "^18",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.91.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.135.0",
     "constructs": "10.0.5",
     "esbuild": "*",
     "eslint": "^8",
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ exports[`ClickUpCdkConstructLibrary defaults package.json 1`] = `
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "name": "@time-loop/test",
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.91.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.135.0",
     "constructs": "^10.0.5",
   },
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ exports[`ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp defaults package.json 1`] = `
     "@time-loop/cdk-library": "*",
     "@time-loop/cdk-named-environments": "*",
     "@time-loop/clickup-projen": "*",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.91.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.137.0",
     "cdk-constants": "*",
     "constructs": "^10.0.5",
     "multi-convention-namer": "*",
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ exports[`ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp defaults package.json 1`] = `
     "@types/node": "^18",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6",
-    "aws-cdk": "^2.91.0",
+    "aws-cdk": "^2.137.0",
     "esbuild": "*",
     "eslint": "^8",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "*",
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ exports[`ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp options node20 package.json 1`] = `
     "@time-loop/cdk-library": "*",
     "@time-loop/cdk-named-environments": "*",
     "@time-loop/clickup-projen": "*",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.91.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.137.0",
     "cdk-constants": "*",
     "constructs": "^10.0.5",
     "multi-convention-namer": "*",
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ exports[`ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp options node20 package.json 1`] = `
     "@types/node": "^20",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6",
-    "aws-cdk": "^2.91.0",
+    "aws-cdk": "^2.137.0",
     "esbuild": "*",
     "eslint": "^8",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "*",
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ exports[`cdk-diff additions - ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp package.json 1`] = `
     "@time-loop/cdk-library": "*",
     "@time-loop/cdk-named-environments": "*",
     "@time-loop/clickup-projen": "*",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.91.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.137.0",
     "cdk-constants": "*",
     "constructs": "^10.0.5",
     "multi-convention-namer": "*",
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ exports[`cdk-diff additions - ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp package.json 1`] = `
     "@types/node": "^18",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6",
-    "aws-cdk": "^2.91.0",
+    "aws-cdk": "^2.137.0",
     "esbuild": "*",
     "eslint": "^8",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "*",
diff --git a/test/cdk-context-json.test.ts b/test/cdk-context-json.test.ts
index 3aed0119..3bff4853 100644
--- a/test/cdk-context-json.test.ts
+++ b/test/cdk-context-json.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 import { awscdk, Testing } from 'projen';
+import { requiredParams } from './requiredParams';
 import { cdkContextJson } from '../src/cdk-context-json';
 
 describe('injectAwsAuthIntoBuild', () => {
-  const project = new awscdk.AwsCdkTypeScriptApp({
-    cdkVersion: '2.1.0',
-    defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-    name: 'foo',
-  });
+  const project = new awscdk.AwsCdkTypeScriptApp(requiredParams);
   const lookupAccountId = '123412341234';
   cdkContextJson.injectAwsAuthIntoBuild(project, {
     lookupAccountId,
@@ -23,11 +20,7 @@ describe('injectAwsAuthIntoBuild', () => {
 });
 
 describe('addOidcRoleStack', () => {
-  const project = new awscdk.AwsCdkTypeScriptApp({
-    cdkVersion: '2.1.0',
-    defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-    name: 'foo',
-  });
+  const project = new awscdk.AwsCdkTypeScriptApp(requiredParams);
   cdkContextJson.addOidcRoleStack(project);
   const synth = Testing.synth(project);
   test('adds stack definition', () => {
diff --git a/test/cdk-diff-workflow.test.ts b/test/cdk-diff-workflow.test.ts
index 8f380104..21bfc7ba 100644
--- a/test/cdk-diff-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/cdk-diff-workflow.test.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 import { Testing } from 'projen';
 // import * as Yaml from 'yaml';
 
+import { requiredParams } from './requiredParams';
 import { cdkDiffWorkflow } from '../src/cdk-diff-workflow';
 import { clickupCdk } from '../src/clickup-cdk';
 
 describe('addCdkDiffWorkflowYml - cdk diff.yml file added', () => {
   test('a single env to diff', () => {
-    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp({
-      cdkVersion: '2.91.0',
-      defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-      name: 'test',
-    });
+    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp(requiredParams);
     cdkDiffWorkflow.addCdkDiffWorkflowYml(project, {
       envsToDiff: [
         {
@@ -26,11 +23,7 @@ describe('addCdkDiffWorkflowYml - cdk diff.yml file added', () => {
   });
 
   test('diff with roleDuration value set', () => {
-    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp({
-      cdkVersion: '2.91.0',
-      defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-      name: 'test',
-    });
+    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp(requiredParams);
     cdkDiffWorkflow.addCdkDiffWorkflowYml(project, {
       envsToDiff: [
         {
@@ -48,9 +41,7 @@ describe('addCdkDiffWorkflowYml - cdk diff.yml file added', () => {
 
   test('node20', () => {
     const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp({
-      cdkVersion: '2.91.0',
-      defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-      name: 'test',
+      ...requiredParams,
       workflowNodeVersion: '20.5.1',
     });
     cdkDiffWorkflow.addCdkDiffWorkflowYml(project, {
@@ -68,11 +59,7 @@ describe('addCdkDiffWorkflowYml - cdk diff.yml file added', () => {
   });
 
   test('a single env to diff - single explicit stack given to diff', () => {
-    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp({
-      cdkVersion: '2.91.0',
-      defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-      name: 'test',
-    });
+    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp(requiredParams);
     cdkDiffWorkflow.addCdkDiffWorkflowYml(project, {
       envsToDiff: [
         {
@@ -88,11 +75,7 @@ describe('addCdkDiffWorkflowYml - cdk diff.yml file added', () => {
   });
 
   test('a single env to diff - multiple stacks given to diff', () => {
-    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp({
-      cdkVersion: '2.91.0',
-      defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-      name: 'test',
-    });
+    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp(requiredParams);
     cdkDiffWorkflow.addCdkDiffWorkflowYml(project, {
       envsToDiff: [
         {
@@ -108,11 +91,7 @@ describe('addCdkDiffWorkflowYml - cdk diff.yml file added', () => {
   });
 
   test('multiple envs to diff', () => {
-    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp({
-      cdkVersion: '2.91.0',
-      defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-      name: 'test',
-    });
+    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp(requiredParams);
     cdkDiffWorkflow.addCdkDiffWorkflowYml(project, {
       envsToDiff: [
         {
diff --git a/test/clickup-cdk.test.ts b/test/clickup-cdk.test.ts
index 337bb539..2ef1d419 100644
--- a/test/clickup-cdk.test.ts
+++ b/test/clickup-cdk.test.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 import path from 'path';
 import { Testing, javascript } from 'projen';
+import { requiredParams } from './requiredParams';
 import { clickupCdk } from '../src';
 import { datadogServiceCatalog } from '../src/datadog-service-catalog';
 
-const requiredParams = {
-  name: 'test',
-  cdkVersion: '2.91.0',
-  defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-};
-
 describe('ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp', () => {
   describe('defaults', () => {
     const p = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp(requiredParams);
diff --git a/test/codecov-bypass-workflow.test.ts b/test/codecov-bypass-workflow.test.ts
index 6ec86552..c63bf11a 100644
--- a/test/codecov-bypass-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/codecov-bypass-workflow.test.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,19 @@
 import { Testing } from 'projen';
 
+import { requiredParams } from './requiredParams';
 import { clickupCdk } from '../src/clickup-cdk';
 import { codecovBypassWorkflow } from '../src/codecov-bypass-workflow';
 
 describe('addCodecovBypassWorkflowYml - codecov-bypass .yml file added', () => {
   test('all default options', () => {
-    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp({
-      cdkVersion: '2.91.0',
-      defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-      name: 'test',
-    });
+    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp(requiredParams);
     codecovBypassWorkflow.addCodecovBypassWorkflowYml(project);
     const synth = Testing.synth(project);
     expect(synth['.github/workflows/codecov-bypass.yml']).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
   test('all options provided', () => {
-    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp({
-      cdkVersion: '2.91.0',
-      defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-      name: 'test',
-    });
+    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp(requiredParams);
     codecovBypassWorkflow.addCodecovBypassWorkflowYml(project, {
       workflowName: 'workflowName',
       githubAppId: '${{ vars.GH_APP_ID_VAR_NAME }}',
@@ -35,11 +28,7 @@ describe('addCodecovBypassWorkflowYml - codecov-bypass .yml file added', () => {
   });
 
   test('disabled', () => {
-    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp({
-      cdkVersion: '2.91.0',
-      defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
-      name: 'test',
-    });
+    const project = new clickupCdk.ClickUpCdkTypeScriptApp(requiredParams);
     codecovBypassWorkflow.addCodecovBypassWorkflowYml(project, {
       disabled: true,
     });
diff --git a/test/requiredParams.ts b/test/requiredParams.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fac23ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/requiredParams.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export const requiredParams = {
+  name: 'test',
+  cdkVersion: '2.135.0',
+  defaultReleaseBranch: 'main',
+};