diff --git a/tasks/pkg-redhat.yml b/tasks/pkg-redhat.yml
index cc58df4c..765f346f 100644
--- a/tasks/pkg-redhat.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkg-redhat.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
 ---
+- name: Set upper bound last supported Agent version for Centos < 7
+  when: ansible_facts.os_family == "RedHat"
+  block:
+    - name: Get RHEL major version equivalent
+      command: "rpm -E %{rhel}"  # noqa: command-instead-of-module
+      register: rhel_version
+      changed_when: false
+      check_mode: false
+    - name: Set upper agent version bound as ansible fact
+      set_fact:
+        datadog_agent_max_minor_version: 51
+      when: rhel_version.stdout | int < 7
+
+- name: Fail if specified agent version is above maximum supported by Centos < 7 and equivalent
+  fail:
+    msg: "Agent versions {{ agent_datadog_major }}.{{ datadog_agent_max_minor_version + 1 }} and above not supported by current OS (RHEL < 7 equivalent)."
+  when: datadog_agent_max_minor_version is defined and agent_datadog_minor is defined and agent_datadog_minor | int > datadog_agent_max_minor_version
+
 - name: Fail early if Python 3 is used on CentOS / RHEL < 8 with old Ansible
   fail:
     msg: "The installation of the Agent on RedHat family systems using yum is not compatible with Python 3 with older Ansible versions.
diff --git a/tasks/pkg-redhat/install-latest.yml b/tasks/pkg-redhat/install-latest.yml
index 281d72d0..94aad2ad 100644
--- a/tasks/pkg-redhat/install-latest.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkg-redhat/install-latest.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 ---
+- name: Set installation target for latest
+  set_fact:
+    # Apply a version cap if required, otherwise just target the agent package
+    datadog_agent_target: >-
+      {{ datadog_agent_flavor }}
+      {% if datadog_agent_max_minor_version is defined %}
+       < 1:{{ agent_datadog_agent_major_version }}.{{ datadog_agent_max_minor_version + 1 }}.0-1
+      {% endif %}
+
 - name: Install latest datadog-agent package (dnf)
   dnf:
-    name: "{{ datadog_agent_flavor }}"
+    name: "{{ datadog_agent_target }}"
     update_cache: true
     state: latest # noqa package-latest
   register: agent_datadog_agent_install
@@ -10,7 +19,7 @@
 
 - name: Install latest datadog-agent package (yum)
   yum:
-    name: "{{ datadog_agent_flavor }}"
+    name: "{{ datadog_agent_target }}"
     update_cache: true
     state: latest # noqa package-latest
   register: agent_datadog_agent_install