diff --git a/docs/_partials/destroy.md b/docs/_partials/destroy.md
index b571c34473..a781832bc5 100644
--- a/docs/_partials/destroy.md
+++ b/docs/_partials/destroy.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 ```sh
+# Necessary to avoid removing Terraform's permissions too soon before its finished
+# cleaning up the resources it deployed inside the cluster
+terraform state rm 'module.eks.aws_eks_access_entry.this["cluster_creator_admin"]' || true
+
 terraform destroy -target="module.eks_blueprints_addons" -auto-approve
 terraform destroy -target="module.eks" -auto-approve
 terraform destroy -auto-approve
diff --git a/patterns/agones-game-controller/main.tf b/patterns/agones-game-controller/main.tf
index 93890ed39a..02b57d01fe 100644
--- a/patterns/agones-game-controller/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/agones-game-controller/main.tf
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = local.cluster_version
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   vpc_id                   = module.vpc.vpc_id
   control_plane_subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
   subnet_ids               = module.vpc.public_subnets
diff --git a/patterns/appmesh-mtls/main.tf b/patterns/appmesh-mtls/main.tf
index 4f2eea71fa..2a0a92d080 100644
--- a/patterns/appmesh-mtls/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/appmesh-mtls/main.tf
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = "1.29"
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   vpc_id     = module.vpc.vpc_id
   subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
 
diff --git a/patterns/aws-vpc-cni-network-policy/main.tf b/patterns/aws-vpc-cni-network-policy/main.tf
index 83b6f04cbc..3c75a361f5 100644
--- a/patterns/aws-vpc-cni-network-policy/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/aws-vpc-cni-network-policy/main.tf
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = "1.29" # Must be 1.25 or higher
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   vpc_id     = module.vpc.vpc_id
   subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
 
diff --git a/patterns/elastic-fabric-adapter/main.tf b/patterns/elastic-fabric-adapter/main.tf
index 412301f740..ac8a584cf9 100644
--- a/patterns/elastic-fabric-adapter/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/elastic-fabric-adapter/main.tf
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = local.cluster_version
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   cluster_addons = {
     coredns    = {}
     kube-proxy = {}
@@ -252,7 +256,7 @@ resource "kubernetes_daemonset" "aws_efa_k8s_device_plugin" {
 
         container {
           name  = "aws-efa-k8s-device-plugin"
-          image = "602401143452.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eks/aws-efa-k8s-device-plugin:v0.4.3"
+          image = "602401143452.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eks/aws-efa-k8s-device-plugin:v0.4.4"
 
           volume_mount {
             name       = "device-plugin"
diff --git a/patterns/external-secrets/main.tf b/patterns/external-secrets/main.tf
index 1fea9b1149..0a72d8dc1b 100644
--- a/patterns/external-secrets/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/external-secrets/main.tf
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = "1.29"
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   vpc_id     = module.vpc.vpc_id
   subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
 
diff --git a/patterns/fargate-serverless/main.tf b/patterns/fargate-serverless/main.tf
index 9c9037e7d0..1a975926a2 100644
--- a/patterns/fargate-serverless/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/fargate-serverless/main.tf
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = "1.29"
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   vpc_id     = module.vpc.vpc_id
   subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
 
diff --git a/patterns/istio/main.tf b/patterns/istio/main.tf
index 28cf08b927..14ce6118e1 100644
--- a/patterns/istio/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/istio/main.tf
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = "1.29"
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   cluster_addons = {
     coredns    = {}
     kube-proxy = {}
diff --git a/patterns/kubecost/main.tf b/patterns/kubecost/main.tf
index 40fb5aa746..146f76f6ff 100644
--- a/patterns/kubecost/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/kubecost/main.tf
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = "1.29"
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   # EKS Addons
   cluster_addons = {
     aws-ebs-csi-driver = {
diff --git a/patterns/private-public-ingress/main.tf b/patterns/private-public-ingress/main.tf
index fa77496057..9f3e4421fd 100644
--- a/patterns/private-public-ingress/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/private-public-ingress/main.tf
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = "1.29"
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   vpc_id     = module.vpc.vpc_id
   subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
 
diff --git a/patterns/stateful/main.tf b/patterns/stateful/main.tf
index 807ee986be..ceff9ffdbf 100644
--- a/patterns/stateful/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/stateful/main.tf
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = "1.29"
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   vpc_id     = module.vpc.vpc_id
   subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
 
diff --git a/patterns/tls-with-aws-pca-issuer/main.tf b/patterns/tls-with-aws-pca-issuer/main.tf
index b459c7ccd2..4ab60a6baf 100644
--- a/patterns/tls-with-aws-pca-issuer/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/tls-with-aws-pca-issuer/main.tf
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = "1.29"
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   vpc_id     = module.vpc.vpc_id
   subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
 
diff --git a/patterns/vpc-lattice/client-server-communication/eks.tf b/patterns/vpc-lattice/client-server-communication/eks.tf
index 54ff8c5cc4..87813a9da9 100644
--- a/patterns/vpc-lattice/client-server-communication/eks.tf
+++ b/patterns/vpc-lattice/client-server-communication/eks.tf
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = "1.29"
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   vpc_id     = module.cluster_vpc.vpc_id
   subnet_ids = module.cluster_vpc.private_subnets
 
diff --git a/patterns/wireguard-with-cilium/eks.tf b/patterns/wireguard-with-cilium/eks.tf
index 720cd547f7..9a8f7b3a85 100644
--- a/patterns/wireguard-with-cilium/eks.tf
+++ b/patterns/wireguard-with-cilium/eks.tf
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ module "eks" {
   cluster_version                = "1.29"
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
 
+  # Give the Terraform identity admin access to the cluster
+  # which will allow resources to be deployed into the cluster
+  enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
+
   # EKS Addons
   cluster_addons = {
     coredns    = {}