diff --git a/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl b/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl
index aee13d3a77..ef9e3282ed 100644
--- a/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl
+++ b/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl
@@ -356,10 +356,20 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
 
 {% if autopilot_cluster != true %}
   dynamic "node_pool_auto_config" {
-    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules || local.node_pools_cgroup_mode != null) ? [1] : []
     content {
-      network_tags {
-        tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+      dynamic "network_tags" {
+        for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+        }
+      }
+
+      dynamic "linux_node_config" {
+        for_each = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"] != "" ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          cgroup_mode = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"]
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/cluster.tf b/cluster.tf
index 835efd1755..5c8dad2e96 100644
--- a/cluster.tf
+++ b/cluster.tf
@@ -265,10 +265,20 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
   }
 
   dynamic "node_pool_auto_config" {
-    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules || local.node_pools_cgroup_mode != null) ? [1] : []
     content {
-      network_tags {
-        tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+      dynamic "network_tags" {
+        for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+        }
+      }
+
+      dynamic "linux_node_config" {
+        for_each = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"] != "" ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          cgroup_mode = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"]
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/examples/node_pool/main.tf b/examples/node_pool/main.tf
index b8a35725a6..8b66d525b2 100644
--- a/examples/node_pool/main.tf
+++ b/examples/node_pool/main.tf
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ module "gke" {
   }
 
   node_pools_cgroup_mode = {
-    all     = "CGROUP_MODE_V1"
-    pool-01 = "CGROUP_MODE_V2"
+    all = "CGROUP_MODE_V2"
+    pool-01 = "CGROUP_MODE_V1"
   }
 
   node_pools_hugepage_size_2m = {
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
index 3c3c56fcfb..9ad2f76600 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
@@ -278,10 +278,20 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
   }
 
   dynamic "node_pool_auto_config" {
-    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules || local.node_pools_cgroup_mode != null) ? [1] : []
     content {
-      network_tags {
-        tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+      dynamic "network_tags" {
+        for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+        }
+      }
+
+      dynamic "linux_node_config" {
+        for_each = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"] != "" ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          cgroup_mode = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"]
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
index cd1cd9f627..85902c01ff 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -278,10 +278,20 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
   }
 
   dynamic "node_pool_auto_config" {
-    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules || local.node_pools_cgroup_mode != null) ? [1] : []
     content {
-      network_tags {
-        tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+      dynamic "network_tags" {
+        for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+        }
+      }
+
+      dynamic "linux_node_config" {
+        for_each = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"] != "" ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          cgroup_mode = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"]
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/modules/beta-public-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-public-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
index 26ce6b29d6..19abc02a5c 100644
--- a/modules/beta-public-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-public-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
@@ -278,10 +278,20 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
   }
 
   dynamic "node_pool_auto_config" {
-    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules || local.node_pools_cgroup_mode != null) ? [1] : []
     content {
-      network_tags {
-        tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+      dynamic "network_tags" {
+        for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+        }
+      }
+
+      dynamic "linux_node_config" {
+        for_each = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"] != "" ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          cgroup_mode = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"]
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
index e693847bd5..3892ed0ba0 100644
--- a/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -278,10 +278,20 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
   }
 
   dynamic "node_pool_auto_config" {
-    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules || local.node_pools_cgroup_mode != null) ? [1] : []
     content {
-      network_tags {
-        tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+      dynamic "network_tags" {
+        for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+        }
+      }
+
+      dynamic "linux_node_config" {
+        for_each = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"] != "" ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          cgroup_mode = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"]
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
index 1a7e70357b..7bf2019348 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
@@ -265,10 +265,20 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
   }
 
   dynamic "node_pool_auto_config" {
-    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules || local.node_pools_cgroup_mode != null) ? [1] : []
     content {
-      network_tags {
-        tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+      dynamic "network_tags" {
+        for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+        }
+      }
+
+      dynamic "linux_node_config" {
+        for_each = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"] != "" ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          cgroup_mode = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"]
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
index bec59dd7b5..957c87b591 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -265,10 +265,20 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
   }
 
   dynamic "node_pool_auto_config" {
-    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+    for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules || local.node_pools_cgroup_mode != null) ? [1] : []
     content {
-      network_tags {
-        tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+      dynamic "network_tags" {
+        for_each = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled && (length(var.network_tags) > 0 || var.add_cluster_firewall_rules) ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          tags = var.add_cluster_firewall_rules ? (concat(var.network_tags, [local.cluster_network_tag])) : var.network_tags
+        }
+      }
+
+      dynamic "linux_node_config" {
+        for_each = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"] != "" ? [1] : []
+        content {
+          cgroup_mode = local.node_pools_cgroup_mode["all"]
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/integration/node_pool/testdata/TestNodePool.json b/test/integration/node_pool/testdata/TestNodePool.json
index 10eb7d5395..3c4014a0c1 100644
--- a/test/integration/node_pool/testdata/TestNodePool.json
+++ b/test/integration/node_pool/testdata/TestNodePool.json
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
       "config": {
         "diskSizeGb": 100,
         "diskType": "pd-balanced",
-        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V2",
+        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V1",
         "gcfsConfig": {},
         "imageType": "COS_CONTAINERD",
         "loggingConfig": {
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
       "config": {
         "diskSizeGb": 100,
         "diskType": "pd-standard",
-        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V1",
+        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V2",
         "imageType": "COS_CONTAINERD",
         "machineType": "e2-medium",
         "metadata": {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
       "config": {
         "diskSizeGb": 100,
         "diskType": "pd-standard",
-        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V2",
+        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V1",
         "gcfsConfig": {},
         "imageType": "COS_CONTAINERD",
         "labels": {
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
         ],
         "diskSizeGb": 30,
         "diskType": "pd-standard",
-        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V1",
+        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V2",
         "imageType": "COS_CONTAINERD",
         "labels": {
           "all-pools-example": "true",
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
       "config": {
         "diskSizeGb": 100,
         "diskType": "pd-standard",
-        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V1",
+        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V2",
         "imageType": "COS_CONTAINERD",
         "kubeletConfig": {
           "cpuCfsQuota": true,
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
       "config": {
         "diskSizeGb": 100,
         "diskType": "pd-standard",
-        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V1",
+        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V2",
         "imageType": "COS_CONTAINERD",
         "kubeletConfig": {
           "insecureKubeletReadonlyPortEnabled": false
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
         },
         "diskSizeGb": 100,
         "diskType": "pd-balanced",
-        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V1",
+        "effectiveCgroupMode": "EFFECTIVE_CGROUP_MODE_V2",
         "imageType": "COS_CONTAINERD",
         "labels": {
           "all-pools-example": "true",