diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0020-verify-settings.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0020-verify-settings.yml
index 3fc840d5a..31f8873e5 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0020-verify-settings.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0020-verify-settings.yml
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
     msg: "containerd_version is too low. Minimum version {{ containerd_min_version_required }}"
   run_once: yes
   when:
-    - containerd_version != 'latest'
+    - containerd_version not in ['latest', 'edge', 'stable']
     - container_manager == 'containerd'
 
 - name: Stop if using deprecated containerd_config variable