diff --git a/terraform/versions.tf b/terraform/versions.tf
index 09e02b5..7d0c594 100644
--- a/terraform/versions.tf
+++ b/terraform/versions.tf
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ terraform {
       version = ">= 2.0.0"
     }
   }
+
+  backend "s3" {
+    bucket                  = "twipped-terraform"
+    key                     = "gdb/terraform.tfstate"
+    region                  = "us-east-1"
+  }
   required_version = ">= 0.13"
 }