diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/api/v1beta1/kubeadm_types.go b/bootstrap/kubeadm/api/v1beta1/kubeadm_types.go
index ec4406f9edd3..354d777d5d31 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/api/v1beta1/kubeadm_types.go
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/api/v1beta1/kubeadm_types.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type InitConfiguration struct {
 	LocalAPIEndpoint APIEndpoint `json:"localAPIEndpoint,omitempty"`
 
 	// Patches contains options related to applying patches to components deployed by kubeadm during
-	// "kubeadm init".
+	// "kubeadm init". The minimum kubernetes version needed to support Patches is v1.22
 	// +optional
 	Patches *Patches `json:"patches,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigs.yaml b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigs.yaml
index 7d597f179e0e..37b1a31b1e01 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigs.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigs.yaml
@@ -2647,7 +2647,8 @@ spec:
                     type: object
                   patches:
                     description: Patches contains options related to applying patches
-                      to components deployed by kubeadm during "kubeadm init".
+                      to components deployed by kubeadm during "kubeadm init". The
+                      minimum kubernetes version needed to support Patches is v1.22
                     properties:
                       directory:
                         description: Directory is a path to a directory that contains
diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigtemplates.yaml b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigtemplates.yaml
index 731ade00ddaa..b93d01270ee1 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigtemplates.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigtemplates.yaml
@@ -2677,7 +2677,8 @@ spec:
                           patches:
                             description: Patches contains options related to applying
                               patches to components deployed by kubeadm during "kubeadm
-                              init".
+                              init". The minimum kubernetes version needed to support
+                              Patches is v1.22
                             properties:
                               directory:
                                 description: Directory is a path to a directory that
diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/upstreamv1beta3/types.go b/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/upstreamv1beta3/types.go
index ee1375303556..ba64d712a1ec 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/upstreamv1beta3/types.go
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/upstreamv1beta3/types.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ type InitConfiguration struct {
 	SkipPhases []string `json:"skipPhases,omitempty"`
 
 	// Patches contains options related to applying patches to components deployed by kubeadm during
-	// "kubeadm init".
+	// "kubeadm init". The minimum kubernetes version needed to support Patches is v1.22
 	// +optional
 	Patches *Patches `json:"patches,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanes.yaml b/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanes.yaml
index 8eedac711a0a..d44fe1199000 100644
--- a/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanes.yaml
+++ b/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanes.yaml
@@ -3115,7 +3115,8 @@ spec:
                       patches:
                         description: Patches contains options related to applying
                           patches to components deployed by kubeadm during "kubeadm
-                          init".
+                          init". The minimum kubernetes version needed to support
+                          Patches is v1.22
                         properties:
                           directory:
                             description: Directory is a path to a directory that contains
diff --git a/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanetemplates.yaml b/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanetemplates.yaml
index eba42e93d3ea..640d78c33250 100644
--- a/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanetemplates.yaml
+++ b/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanetemplates.yaml
@@ -1914,7 +1914,8 @@ spec:
                               patches:
                                 description: Patches contains options related to applying
                                   patches to components deployed by kubeadm during
-                                  "kubeadm init".
+                                  "kubeadm init". The minimum kubernetes version needed
+                                  to support Patches is v1.22
                                 properties:
                                   directory:
                                     description: Directory is a path to a directory