diff --git a/roles/cluster_api/tasks/patch.yml b/roles/cluster_api/tasks/patch.yml
index 7562a67..bbfa8a1 100644
--- a/roles/cluster_api/tasks/patch.yml
+++ b/roles/cluster_api/tasks/patch.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 # yamllint disable rule:line-length
 - name: Set default values for imagePullPolicy in kubeadmConfigSpec of CRDs
   changed_when: false
+  when: cluster_api_control_plane_version >= 1.4.0
   ansible.builtin.command: |
     kubectl patch crd {{ item.crd }} --type=json -p='[{"op": "add", "path": "{{ item.path }}", "value": "IfNotPresent"}]'
   loop: