diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fea963a..3d4457f 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ other optional variables (e.g., `name`, `tags`, etc.) provided by the
 | `github_organization`                | Name of the GitHub organization.                                                            | `string`       | n/a                                   |   yes    |
 | `github_app_webhook_password`        | Password for the GitHub app webhook. An empty string implies a randomly generated password. | `string`       | `""`                                  |    no    |
 | `github_organization_runner_enabled` | Toggle to activate runners for all projects in the organization.                            | `bool`         | `true`                                |    no    |
+| `key_pair_name`                     | Name of the key pair to associate with the runner                                              | `string`       | n/a                                   |   no    |
 | `runner_ephemeral_mode_enabled`      | Toggle to activate ephemeral runners.                                                       | `bool`         | `false`                               |    no    |
 | `runner_version`                     | Version of the GitHub Action runner.                                                        | `string`       | n/a                                   |   yes    |
 | `runner_os`                          | Operating system for the GitHub Action runner.                                              | `string`       | `"linux"`                             |    no    |
diff --git a/assets/instance/userdata.sh b/assets/instance/userdata.sh
index 47da83a..d6b2777 100644
--- a/assets/instance/userdata.sh
+++ b/assets/instance/userdata.sh
@@ -60,10 +60,16 @@ export -f provision_instance_stores
 
 # --- install: core -----------------------------
 
+
+
 yum upgrade -y
 
 dnf install -y docker
 
+dnf upgrade --refresh rpm glibc
+rm /var/lib/rpm/.rpm.lock
+dnf -y update
+
 yum install --allowerasing -y \
   amazon-cloudwatch-agent \
   curl \
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 87870a2..abfea48 100755
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ resource "random_string" "github_runner_random_suffix" {
 
 module "github_runner" {
   source  = "philips-labs/github-runner/aws"
-  version = "v3.6.1"
+  version = "v4.2.3"
 
   prefix                                  = module.github_runner_label.id
   enable_ephemeral_runners                = var.runner_ephemeral_mode_enabled
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ module "github_runner" {
   instance_target_capacity_type     = lower(var.instance_lifecycle_type)
   instance_types                    = var.instance_types
   instance_allocation_strategy      = "capacity-optimized"
+  key_name                          = var.key_pair_name
   logging_retention_in_days         = var.log_retention
   subnet_ids                        = var.vpc_subnet_ids
   vpc_id                            = var.vpc_id
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index f480192..bf95325 100755
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ variable "github_organization_runner_enabled" {
   default     = true
 }
 
+variable "key_pair_name" {
+  description = "Name of the key pair to associate with the runner"
+  type        = string
+  default     = null
+}
+
 variable "runner_ephemeral_mode_enabled" {
   type        = bool
   description = "Toggle to activate ephemeral runners."