diff --git a/images/capi/packer/ami/ubuntu-2204.json b/images/capi/packer/ami/ubuntu-2204.json
index 785ddba00a..45c012d8c9 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/ami/ubuntu-2204.json
+++ b/images/capi/packer/ami/ubuntu-2204.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "ami_filter_name": "ubuntu/images/*ubuntu-jammy-22.04-amd64-server-*",
   "ami_filter_owners": "099720109477",
+  "ansible_extra_vars": "pinned_debs=\"cloud-init=23.1.2-0ubuntu0~22.04.1\"",
   "build_name": "ubuntu-22.04",
   "distribution": "Ubuntu",
   "distribution_release": "jammy",
@@ -8,4 +9,4 @@
   "root_device_name": "/dev/sda1",
   "source_ami": "",
   "ssh_username": "ubuntu"
-}
+}
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