diff --git a/test/csharp/provider-add-command/test.ts b/test/csharp/provider-add-command/test.ts
index 727fc2385d..a6af7b25a0 100644
--- a/test/csharp/provider-add-command/test.ts
+++ b/test/csharp/provider-add-command/test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ describe("provider add command", () => {
   describe("pre-built", () => {
     let driver: TestDriver;
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      driver = new TestDriver(__dirname, { CDKTF_DIST: "" }); // reset CDKTF_DIST set by run-against-dist script
+      driver = new TestDriver(__dirname, {
+        CDKTF_DIST: "",
+        DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK: "true",
+      }); // reset CDKTF_DIST set by run-against-dist script & disable version check as we have to use an older version of cdktf-cli
       await driver.setupCsharpProject({
         init: { additionalOptions: "--cdktf-version 0.10.4" },
       });
diff --git a/test/java/provider-add-command/test.ts b/test/java/provider-add-command/test.ts
index 9ecd08bbc1..e8d1bdfff2 100644
--- a/test/java/provider-add-command/test.ts
+++ b/test/java/provider-add-command/test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ describe("provider add command", () => {
 
   describe("pre-built", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      driver = new TestDriver(__dirname, { CDKTF_DIST: "" }); // reset CDKTF_DIST set by run-against-dist script
+      driver = new TestDriver(__dirname, {
+        CDKTF_DIST: "",
+        DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK: "true",
+      }); // reset CDKTF_DIST set by run-against-dist script & disable version check as we have to use an older version of cdktf-cli
       await driver.setupJavaProject({
         init: { additionalOptions: "--cdktf-version 0.10.4" },
       });
diff --git a/test/python/provider-add-command/test.ts b/test/python/provider-add-command/test.ts
index e113468734..b51a39a73d 100644
--- a/test/python/provider-add-command/test.ts
+++ b/test/python/provider-add-command/test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ describe("provider add command", () => {
   describe("pre-built", () => {
     describe("pipenv", () => {
       beforeAll(async () => {
-        driver = new TestDriver(__dirname, { CDKTF_DIST: "" }); // reset CDKTF_DIST set by run-against-dist script
+        driver = new TestDriver(__dirname, {
+          CDKTF_DIST: "",
+          DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK: "true",
+        }); // reset CDKTF_DIST set by run-against-dist script & disable version check as we have to use an older version of cdktf-cli
         await driver.setupPythonProject({
           init: { additionalOptions: "--cdktf-version 0.10.4" },
         });
@@ -31,7 +34,10 @@ describe("provider add command", () => {
 
     describe("pip", () => {
       beforeAll(async () => {
-        driver = new TestDriver(__dirname, { CDKTF_DIST: "" }); // reset CDKTF_DIST set by run-against-dist script
+        driver = new TestDriver(__dirname, {
+          CDKTF_DIST: "",
+          DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK: "true",
+        }); // reset CDKTF_DIST set by run-against-dist script & disable version check as we have to use an older version of cdktf-cli
         await driver.setupPythonProject({
           init: { additionalOptions: "--cdktf-version 0.10.4" },
         });
diff --git a/test/typescript/provider-add-command/test.ts b/test/typescript/provider-add-command/test.ts
index bcb6cbf5aa..274031f604 100644
--- a/test/typescript/provider-add-command/test.ts
+++ b/test/typescript/provider-add-command/test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ describe("provider add command", () => {
   describe("pre-built", () => {
     let driver: TestDriver;
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      driver = new TestDriver(__dirname, { CDKTF_DIST: "" }); // reset CDKTF_DIST set by run-against-dist script
+      driver = new TestDriver(__dirname, {
+        CDKTF_DIST: "",
+        DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK: "true",
+      }); // reset CDKTF_DIST set by run-against-dist script & disable version check as we have to use an older version of cdktf-cli
       await driver.setupTypescriptProject({
         init: { additionalOptions: "--cdktf-version 0.10.4" },
       });