diff --git a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/ibmcloud/ROKS_SETUP.md b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/ibmcloud/ROKS_SETUP.md
index b00286297..4b0ca5ec5 100644
--- a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/ibmcloud/ROKS_SETUP.md
+++ b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/ibmcloud/ROKS_SETUP.md
@@ -50,9 +50,12 @@ If you are using an existing cluster, you can skip this section and proceed to [
 1. Create a ROKS cluster
 
     ```bash
-    ibmcloud ks cluster create vpc-gen2 --flavor bx2.4x16 --name "$CLUSTER_NAME" --subnet-id "$SUBNET_ID" --vpc-id "$VPC_ID" --zone "$ZONE" --operating-system RHCOS --workers 2 --disable-outbound-traffic-protection --cos-instance "$COS_CRN"
+    ibmcloud ks cluster create vpc-gen2 --flavor bx2.4x16 --name "$CLUSTER_NAME" --subnet-id "$SUBNET_ID" --vpc-id "$VPC_ID" --zone "$ZONE" --operating-system RHCOS --workers 2 --version 4.16.23_openshift --disable-outbound-traffic-protection --cos-instance "$COS_CRN"
+
     ```
 
+    Note: you will need to update the value of the `--version` argument to the current default version returned by `ibmcloud ks versions`, if it is different.
+
 1. Wait until the cluster is completely up and running before proceeding ...
 
 1. Get the `kubeconfig` for your cluster