diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 44c31fbd..e991e0b6 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ Data type: `String[1]`
 
 Specify version of consul binary to download.
 
-Default value: `'1.16.3'`
+Default value: `'1.20.0'`
 
 ##### <a name="-consul--watches"></a>`watches`
 
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 8e9f2453..e380af22 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
   Enum['stopped', 'running']            $service_ensure              = 'running',
   Hash                                  $services                    = {},
   String[1]                             $user                        = $consul::params::user,
-  String[1]                             $version                     = '1.16.3',
+  String[1]                             $version                     = '1.20.0',
   Hash                                  $watches                     = {},
   Optional[String[1]]                   $shell                       = $consul::params::shell,
   Boolean                               $enable_beta_ui              = false,
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/class_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/class_spec.rb
index bf848346..7777b6b1 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/class_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/class_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       pp = <<-EOS
         package { 'unzip': ensure => present }
         -> class { 'consul':
-          version        => '1.16.0',
+          version        => '1.16.3',
           manage_service => true,
           config_hash    => {
               'data_dir'   => '/opt/consul',
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     end
 
     describe command('consul version') do
-      its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{Consul v1.16.0} }
+      its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{Consul v1.16.3} }
     end
 
     describe file('/etc/consul/config.json') do
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       pp = <<-EOS
         package { 'unzip': ensure => present }
         -> class { 'consul':
-          version        => '1.16.3',
+          version        => '1.20.0',
           manage_service => true,
           config_hash    => {
               'datacenter' => 'east-aws',
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     end
 
     describe command('consul version') do
-      its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{Consul v1.16.3} }
+      its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{Consul v1.20.0} }
     end
 
     describe file('/etc/consul/config.json') do
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
       pp = <<-EOS
         package { 'unzip': ensure => present }
         -> class { 'consul':
-          version        => '1.16.3',
           manage_service => true,
           config_hash    => {
               'datacenter'  => 'east-aws',
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@
     end
 
     describe command('consul version') do
-      its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{Consul v1.16.3} }
+      its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{Consul v1.20.0} }
     end
 
     describe file('/etc/consul/config.json') do
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@
       pp = <<-EOS
         package { 'unzip': ensure => present }
         -> class { 'consul':
-          version        => '1.16.3',
           manage_service => true,
           config_hash    => {
               'datacenter'         => 'east-aws',
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@
     end
 
     describe command('consul version') do
-      its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{Consul v1.16.3} }
+      its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{Consul v1.20.0} }
     end
 
     describe command("consul acl token list --token #{acl_master_token} | grep Description") do
diff --git a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
index 354ca43b..fbfcb666 100644
--- a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@
       end
 
       context 'When installing via URL by default' do
-        it { is_expected.to contain_archive('/opt/consul/archives/consul-1.16.3.zip').with(source: 'https://releases.hashicorp.com/consul/1.16.3/consul_1.16.3_linux_amd64.zip') }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_archive('/opt/consul/archives/consul-1.20.0.zip').with(source: 'https://releases.hashicorp.com/consul/1.20.0/consul_1.20.0_linux_amd64.zip') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('/opt/consul/archives').with(ensure: 'directory') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_file('/opt/consul/archives/consul-1.16.3').with(ensure: 'directory') }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_file('/opt/consul/archives/consul-1.20.0').with(ensure: 'directory') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/bin/consul').that_notifies('Class[consul::run_service]') }
       end
 
@@ -158,20 +158,20 @@
           }
         end
 
-        it { is_expected.to contain_archive('/usr/share/puppet-archive/consul-1.16.3.zip').with(source: 'https://releases.hashicorp.com/consul/1.16.3/consul_1.16.3_linux_amd64.zip') }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_archive('/usr/share/puppet-archive/consul-1.20.0.zip').with(source: 'https://releases.hashicorp.com/consul/1.20.0/consul_1.20.0_linux_amd64.zip') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/share/puppet-archive').with(ensure: 'directory') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/share/puppet-archive/consul-1.16.3').with(ensure: 'directory') }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/share/puppet-archive/consul-1.20.0').with(ensure: 'directory') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/bin/consul').that_notifies('Class[consul::run_service]') }
       end
 
       context 'When installing by archive via URL and current version is already installed' do
         let(:facts) do
           os_facts.merge({
-                           consul_version: '1.16.3'
+                           consul_version: '1.20.0'
                          })
         end
 
-        it { is_expected.to contain_archive('/opt/consul/archives/consul-1.16.3.zip').with(source: 'https://releases.hashicorp.com/consul/1.16.3/consul_1.16.3_linux_amd64.zip') }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_archive('/opt/consul/archives/consul-1.20.0.zip').with(source: 'https://releases.hashicorp.com/consul/1.20.0/consul_1.20.0_linux_amd64.zip') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/bin/consul') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_notify(['Class[consul::run_service]']) }
       end
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
           }
         end
 
-        it { is_expected.to contain_archive('/opt/consul/archives/consul-1.16.3.zip').with(source: 'http://myurl') }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_archive('/opt/consul/archives/consul-1.20.0.zip').with(source: 'http://myurl') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/bin/consul').that_notifies('Class[consul::run_service]') }
       end