diff --git a/tf-modules/cumulus/variables.tf b/tf-modules/cumulus/variables.tf
index dbd62d02da1..b90b1a0f88b 100644
--- a/tf-modules/cumulus/variables.tf
+++ b/tf-modules/cumulus/variables.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 variable "async_operation_image" {
   description = "docker image to use for Cumulus async operations tasks"
   type = string
-  default = "cumuluss/async-operation:44"
+  default = "cumuluss/async-operation:46"
 }
 
 variable "cmr_client_id" {