diff --git a/wordpress/wordpress-ha-aurora.yaml b/wordpress/wordpress-ha-aurora.yaml
index 90756741c..fe2cf0533 100644
--- a/wordpress/wordpress-ha-aurora.yaml
+++ b/wordpress/wordpress-ha-aurora.yaml
@@ -971,9 +971,9 @@ Resources:
                   # ensure than only one machine installs wp
                   if mkdir /var/www/lock; then
                     cd /var/www/html
-                    wget --quiet --timeout=60 --output-document=wp-cli.phar https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/releases/download/v2.7.1/wp-cli-2.7.1.phar
+                    wget --quiet --timeout=60 --output-document=wp-cli.phar https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/releases/download/v2.8.1/wp-cli-2.8.1.phar
                     if ! php wp-cli.phar core is-installed --allow-root; then
-                      php wp-cli.phar core download --allow-root --version=6.2
+                      php wp-cli.phar core download --allow-root --version=6.2.2
                       php wp-cli.phar core config --dbname='wordpress' --dbuser='wordpress' --dbpass='${DBMasterUserPassword}' --dbhost='${DBHost}' --allow-root
                       php wp-cli.phar core install --url='https://${DomainName}' --title='${BlogTitle}' --admin_user='${BlogAdminUsername}' --admin_password='${BlogAdminPassword}' --admin_email='${BlogAdminEMail}' --skip-email --allow-root
                       sed -i "/$table_prefix = 'wp_';/a\$_SERVER['HTTPS'] = 'on';" /var/www/html/wp-config.php
diff --git a/wordpress/wordpress-ha.yaml b/wordpress/wordpress-ha.yaml
index cac51d95f..5c51dee07 100644
--- a/wordpress/wordpress-ha.yaml
+++ b/wordpress/wordpress-ha.yaml
@@ -1103,9 +1103,9 @@ Resources:
                   # ensure than only one machine installs wp
                   if mkdir /var/www/lock; then
                     cd /var/www/html
-                    wget --quiet --timeout=60 --output-document=wp-cli.phar https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/releases/download/v2.7.1/wp-cli-2.7.1.phar
+                    wget --quiet --timeout=60 --output-document=wp-cli.phar https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/releases/download/v2.8.1/wp-cli-2.8.1.phar
                     if ! php wp-cli.phar core is-installed --allow-root; then
-                      php wp-cli.phar core download --allow-root --version=6.2
+                      php wp-cli.phar core download --allow-root --version=6.2.2
                       php wp-cli.phar core config --dbname='wordpress' --dbuser='wordpress' --dbpass='${DBMasterUserPassword}' --dbhost='${DBHost}' --allow-root
                       php wp-cli.phar core install --url='https://${DomainName}' --title='${BlogTitle}' --admin_user='${BlogAdminUsername}' --admin_password='${BlogAdminPassword}' --admin_email='${BlogAdminEMail}' --skip-email --allow-root
                       sed -i "/$table_prefix = 'wp_';/a\$_SERVER['HTTPS'] = 'on';" /var/www/html/wp-config.php