diff --git a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/README_TF.md b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/README_TF.md
index 8c90591a..9d969318 100644
--- a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/README_TF.md
+++ b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/README_TF.md
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
 | <a name="requirement_terraform"></a> [terraform](#requirement\_terraform) | >=0.13.0 |
-| <a name="requirement_google"></a> [google](#requirement\_google) | >= 3.88 |
+| <a name="requirement_google"></a> [google](#requirement\_google) | >= 6.13.0 |
 
 ## Providers
 
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
-| <a name="provider_google"></a> [google](#provider\_google) | >= 3.88 |
+| <a name="provider_google"></a> [google](#provider\_google) | >= 6.13.0 |
 
 ## Modules
 
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ No modules.
 
 | Name | Type |
 |------|------|
-| [google_compute_instance_template.tpl](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_instance_template) | resource |
-| [google_project.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/data-sources/project) | data source |
+| [google_compute_instance_template.tpl](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google-beta/latest/docs/resources/compute_instance_template) | resource |
+| [google_project.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google-beta/latest/docs/data-sources/project) | data source |
 
 ## Inputs
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ No modules.
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
 | <a name="input_access_config"></a> [access\_config](#input\_access\_config) | Access configurations, i.e. IPs via which the VM instance can be accessed via the Internet. | <pre>list(object({<br/>    nat_ip       = string<br/>    network_tier = string<br/>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_additional_disks"></a> [additional\_disks](#input\_additional\_disks) | List of maps of additional disks. See https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/google/r/compute_instance_template#disk_name | <pre>list(object({<br/>    disk_name    = string<br/>    device_name  = string<br/>    auto_delete  = bool<br/>    boot         = bool<br/>    disk_size_gb = number<br/>    disk_type    = string<br/>    disk_labels  = map(string)<br/>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
-| <a name="input_additional_networks"></a> [additional\_networks](#input\_additional\_networks) | Additional network interface details for GCE, if any. | <pre>list(object({<br/>    network            = string<br/>    subnetwork         = string<br/>    subnetwork_project = string<br/>    network_ip         = string<br/>    access_config = list(object({<br/>      nat_ip       = string<br/>      network_tier = string<br/>    }))<br/>    ipv6_access_config = list(object({<br/>      network_tier = string<br/>    }))<br/>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
+| <a name="input_additional_networks"></a> [additional\_networks](#input\_additional\_networks) | Additional network interface details for GCE, if any. | <pre>list(object({<br/>    network            = string<br/>    subnetwork         = string<br/>    subnetwork_project = string<br/>    network_ip         = string<br/>    nic_type           = string<br/>    access_config = list(object({<br/>      nat_ip       = string<br/>      network_tier = string<br/>    }))<br/>    ipv6_access_config = list(object({<br/>      network_tier = string<br/>    }))<br/>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_alias_ip_range"></a> [alias\_ip\_range](#input\_alias\_ip\_range) | An array of alias IP ranges for this network interface. Can only be specified for network interfaces on subnet-mode networks.<br/>ip\_cidr\_range: The IP CIDR range represented by this alias IP range. This IP CIDR range must belong to the specified subnetwork and cannot contain IP addresses reserved by system or used by other network interfaces. At the time of writing only a netmask (e.g. /24) may be supplied, with a CIDR format resulting in an API error.<br/>subnetwork\_range\_name: The subnetwork secondary range name specifying the secondary range from which to allocate the IP CIDR range for this alias IP range. If left unspecified, the primary range of the subnetwork will be used. | <pre>object({<br/>    ip_cidr_range         = string<br/>    subnetwork_range_name = string<br/>  })</pre> | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_auto_delete"></a> [auto\_delete](#input\_auto\_delete) | Whether or not the boot disk should be auto-deleted | `string` | `"true"` | no |
 | <a name="input_automatic_restart"></a> [automatic\_restart](#input\_automatic\_restart) | (Optional) Specifies whether the instance should be automatically restarted if it is terminated by Compute Engine (not terminated by a user). | `bool` | `true` | no |
diff --git a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/main.tf b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/main.tf
index 5d7842ba..68daa577 100644
--- a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/main.tf
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ resource "google_compute_instance_template" "tpl" {
       subnetwork         = network_interface.value.subnetwork
       subnetwork_project = network_interface.value.subnetwork_project
       network_ip         = try(coalesce(network_interface.value.network_ip), null)
+      nic_type           = try(coalesce(network_interface.value.nic_type), null)
       dynamic "access_config" {
         for_each = network_interface.value.access_config
         content {
diff --git a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/variables.tf b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/variables.tf
index 128305f7..2ae31e8f 100644
--- a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/variables.tf
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ variable "additional_networks" {
     subnetwork         = string
     subnetwork_project = string
     network_ip         = string
+    nic_type           = string
     access_config = list(object({
       nat_ip       = string
       network_tier = string
diff --git a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/versions.tf b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/versions.tf
index c0e0f29a..97232e57 100644
--- a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/versions.tf
+++ b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/_instance_template/versions.tf
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ terraform {
   required_version = ">=0.13.0"
   required_providers {
     google = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/google"
-      version = ">= 3.88"
+      source  = "hashicorp/google-beta"
+      version = ">= 6.13.0"
     }
   }
   provider_meta "google" {
diff --git a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/slurm_instance_template/README_TF.md b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/slurm_instance_template/README_TF.md
index 9fef06d3..b91fd281 100644
--- a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/slurm_instance_template/README_TF.md
+++ b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/slurm_instance_template/README_TF.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
 | <a name="input_access_config"></a> [access\_config](#input\_access\_config) | Access configurations, i.e. IPs via which the VM instance can be accessed via the Internet. | <pre>list(object({<br/>    nat_ip       = string<br/>    network_tier = string<br/>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_additional_disks"></a> [additional\_disks](#input\_additional\_disks) | List of maps of disks. | <pre>list(object({<br/>    disk_name    = string<br/>    device_name  = string<br/>    disk_type    = string<br/>    disk_size_gb = number<br/>    disk_labels  = map(string)<br/>    auto_delete  = bool<br/>    boot         = bool<br/>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
-| <a name="input_additional_networks"></a> [additional\_networks](#input\_additional\_networks) | Additional network interface details for GCE, if any. | <pre>list(object({<br/>    network            = string<br/>    subnetwork         = string<br/>    subnetwork_project = string<br/>    network_ip         = string<br/>    access_config = list(object({<br/>      nat_ip       = string<br/>      network_tier = string<br/>    }))<br/>    ipv6_access_config = list(object({<br/>      network_tier = string<br/>    }))<br/>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
+| <a name="input_additional_networks"></a> [additional\_networks](#input\_additional\_networks) | Additional network interface details for GCE, if any. | <pre>list(object({<br/>    network            = string<br/>    subnetwork         = string<br/>    subnetwork_project = string<br/>    network_ip         = string<br/>    nic_type           = string<br/>    access_config = list(object({<br/>      nat_ip       = string<br/>      network_tier = string<br/>    }))<br/>    ipv6_access_config = list(object({<br/>      network_tier = string<br/>    }))<br/>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_bandwidth_tier"></a> [bandwidth\_tier](#input\_bandwidth\_tier) | Tier 1 bandwidth increases the maximum egress bandwidth for VMs.<br/>Using the `virtio_enabled` setting will only enable VirtioNet and will not enable TIER\_1.<br/>Using the `tier_1_enabled` setting will enable both gVNIC and TIER\_1 higher bandwidth networking.<br/>Using the `gvnic_enabled` setting will only enable gVNIC and will not enable TIER\_1.<br/>Note that TIER\_1 only works with specific machine families & shapes and must be using an image that supports gVNIC. See [official docs](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/networking/configure-vm-with-high-bandwidth-configuration) for more details. | `string` | `"platform_default"` | no |
 | <a name="input_can_ip_forward"></a> [can\_ip\_forward](#input\_can\_ip\_forward) | Enable IP forwarding, for NAT instances for example. | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_disable_smt"></a> [disable\_smt](#input\_disable\_smt) | Disables Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) on instance. | `bool` | `false` | no |
diff --git a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/slurm_instance_template/variables.tf b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/slurm_instance_template/variables.tf
index da1a42ba..2a0cc810 100644
--- a/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/slurm_instance_template/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/slurm_cluster/modules/slurm_instance_template/variables.tf
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ variable "additional_networks" {
     subnetwork         = string
     subnetwork_project = string
     network_ip         = string
+    nic_type           = string
     access_config = list(object({
       nat_ip       = string
       network_tier = string