diff --git a/cg_space/providers.tf b/cg_space/providers.tf
index 51316c3..aa59fd5 100644
--- a/cg_space/providers.tf
+++ b/cg_space/providers.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     cloudfoundry = {
       source  = "cloudfoundry-community/cloudfoundry"
-      version = ">=0.15"
+      version = ">=0.53.1"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/clamav/providers.tf b/clamav/providers.tf
index b811743..aa59fd5 100644
--- a/clamav/providers.tf
+++ b/clamav/providers.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     cloudfoundry = {
       source  = "cloudfoundry-community/cloudfoundry"
-      version = ">=0.15"
+      version = ">=0.53.1"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/database/main.tf b/database/main.tf
index d71bd18..6a65d6e 100644
--- a/database/main.tf
+++ b/database/main.tf
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ data "cloudfoundry_service" "rds" {
 }
 
 resource "cloudfoundry_service_instance" "rds" {
-  name             = var.name
-  space            = data.cloudfoundry_space.space.id
-  service_plan     = data.cloudfoundry_service.rds.service_plans[var.rds_plan_name]
-  recursive_delete = var.recursive_delete
-  tags             = var.tags
-  json_params      = var.json_params
+  name         = var.name
+  space        = data.cloudfoundry_space.space.id
+  service_plan = data.cloudfoundry_service.rds.service_plans[var.rds_plan_name]
+  tags         = var.tags
+  json_params  = var.json_params
 }
diff --git a/database/providers.tf b/database/providers.tf
index 26848f3..aa59fd5 100644
--- a/database/providers.tf
+++ b/database/providers.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     cloudfoundry = {
       source  = "cloudfoundry-community/cloudfoundry"
-      version = ">=0.15"
+      version = ">=0.53.1"
     }
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/database/variables.tf b/database/variables.tf
index ba827c0..a9f67eb 100644
--- a/database/variables.tf
+++ b/database/variables.tf
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ variable "name" {
   description = "Name of the database service instance"
 }
 
-variable "recursive_delete" {
-  type        = bool
-  description = "when true, deletes service bindings attached to the resource (not recommended for production)"
-  default     = false
-}
-
 variable "rds_plan_name" {
   type        = string
   description = "service plan to use"
@@ -33,7 +27,7 @@ variable "tags" {
 
 variable "json_params" {
   description = "A JSON string of arbitrary parameters"
-  type = string
-  default = null
+  type        = string
+  default     = null
   # See options at https://cloud.gov/docs/services/relational-database/#setting-optional-parameters-1
 }
diff --git a/domain/main.tf b/domain/main.tf
index 541e8d1..04b8e2c 100644
--- a/domain/main.tf
+++ b/domain/main.tf
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ data "cloudfoundry_service" "external_domain" {
 }
 
 resource "cloudfoundry_service_instance" "external_domain_instance" {
-  name             = local.service_name
-  space            = data.cloudfoundry_space.space.id
-  service_plan     = data.cloudfoundry_service.external_domain.service_plans[var.cdn_plan_name]
-  recursive_delete = var.recursive_delete
-  json_params      = "{\"domains\": \"${local.endpoint}\"}"
-  tags             = var.tags
+  name         = local.service_name
+  space        = data.cloudfoundry_space.space.id
+  service_plan = data.cloudfoundry_service.external_domain.service_plans[var.cdn_plan_name]
+  json_params  = "{\"domains\": \"${local.endpoint}\"}"
+  tags         = var.tags
 }
diff --git a/domain/providers.tf b/domain/providers.tf
index b811743..aa59fd5 100644
--- a/domain/providers.tf
+++ b/domain/providers.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     cloudfoundry = {
       source  = "cloudfoundry-community/cloudfoundry"
-      version = ">=0.15"
+      version = ">=0.53.1"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/domain/variables.tf b/domain/variables.tf
index e4eb344..ae3866e 100644
--- a/domain/variables.tf
+++ b/domain/variables.tf
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ variable "app_name_or_id" {
   description = "base application name to be accessed at this domain name"
 }
 
-variable "recursive_delete" {
-  type        = bool
-  description = "when true, deletes service bindings attached to the resource (not recommended for production)"
-  default     = false
-}
-
 variable "name" {
   type        = string
   description = "name of the service instance"
diff --git a/redis/main.tf b/redis/main.tf
index 291ed0f..e276574 100644
--- a/redis/main.tf
+++ b/redis/main.tf
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ data "cloudfoundry_service" "redis" {
 }
 
 resource "cloudfoundry_service_instance" "redis" {
-  name             = var.name
-  space            = data.cloudfoundry_space.space.id
-  service_plan     = data.cloudfoundry_service.redis.service_plans[var.redis_plan_name]
-  recursive_delete = var.recursive_delete
-  tags             = var.tags
-  json_params      = var.json_params
+  name         = var.name
+  space        = data.cloudfoundry_space.space.id
+  service_plan = data.cloudfoundry_service.redis.service_plans[var.redis_plan_name]
+  tags         = var.tags
+  json_params  = var.json_params
 }
diff --git a/redis/providers.tf b/redis/providers.tf
index b811743..aa59fd5 100644
--- a/redis/providers.tf
+++ b/redis/providers.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     cloudfoundry = {
       source  = "cloudfoundry-community/cloudfoundry"
-      version = ">=0.15"
+      version = ">=0.53.1"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/redis/variables.tf b/redis/variables.tf
index b8e2f0c..ceda98e 100644
--- a/redis/variables.tf
+++ b/redis/variables.tf
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ variable "name" {
   description = "name for the redis service instance"
 }
 
-variable "recursive_delete" {
-  type        = bool
-  description = "when true, deletes service bindings attached to the resource (not recommended for production)"
-  default     = false
-}
-
 variable "redis_plan_name" {
   type        = string
   description = "name of the service plan name to create"
diff --git a/s3/main.tf b/s3/main.tf
index f556275..0bf8c3c 100644
--- a/s3/main.tf
+++ b/s3/main.tf
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ data "cloudfoundry_service" "s3" {
 }
 
 resource "cloudfoundry_service_instance" "bucket" {
-  name             = var.name
-  space            = data.cloudfoundry_space.space.id
-  service_plan     = data.cloudfoundry_service.s3.service_plans[var.s3_plan_name]
-  recursive_delete = var.recursive_delete
-  tags             = var.tags
-  json_params      = var.json_params
+  name         = var.name
+  space        = data.cloudfoundry_space.space.id
+  service_plan = data.cloudfoundry_service.s3.service_plans[var.s3_plan_name]
+  tags         = var.tags
+  json_params  = var.json_params
 }
diff --git a/s3/providers.tf b/s3/providers.tf
index 26848f3..aa59fd5 100644
--- a/s3/providers.tf
+++ b/s3/providers.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     cloudfoundry = {
       source  = "cloudfoundry-community/cloudfoundry"
-      version = ">=0.15"
+      version = ">=0.53.1"
     }
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/s3/variables.tf b/s3/variables.tf
index 705a156..635004f 100644
--- a/s3/variables.tf
+++ b/s3/variables.tf
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ variable "cf_space_name" {
   description = "cloud.gov space name (staging or prod)"
 }
 
-variable "recursive_delete" {
-  type        = bool
-  description = "when true, deletes service bindings attached to the resource (not recommended for production)"
-  default     = false
-}
-
 variable "name" {
   type        = string
   description = "name of the cloud.gov service instance"