diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/container_types_test.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/container_types_test.go
index 06948f9acaa..becd0c07079 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/container_types_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/container_types_test.go
@@ -120,3 +120,36 @@ func TestSidecarGetVarSubstitutionExpressions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected result (-want, +got): %s", d)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSidecarRestartPolicyToK8sContainer(t *testing.T) {
+	always := corev1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways
+	s := Sidecar{
+		Name:          "sidecarName",
+		RestartPolicy: &always,
+	}
+
+	expectedContainer := corev1.Container{
+		Name:          "sidecarName",
+		RestartPolicy: &always,
+	}
+
+	c := s.ToK8sContainer()
+
+	if !(c.RestartPolicy == expectedContainer.RestartPolicy) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected result with RestartPolicy")
+	}
+
+	s = Sidecar{
+		Name: "sidecarName",
+	}
+
+	expectedContainer = corev1.Container{
+		Name: "sidecarName",
+	}
+
+	c = s.ToK8sContainer()
+	if !(c.RestartPolicy == expectedContainer.RestartPolicy) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected result without RestartPolicy")
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/pkg/pod/pod.go b/pkg/pod/pod.go
index 519f8316860..78e63174617 100644
--- a/pkg/pod/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/pod/pod.go
@@ -439,13 +439,12 @@ func (b *Builder) Build(ctx context.Context, taskRun *v1.TaskRun, taskSpec v1.Ta
 	// we need to do the current logic
 	svMinorInt, _ := strconv.Atoi(sv.Minor)
 	svMajorInt, _ := strconv.Atoi(sv.Major)
-	if svMajorInt == 1 && svMinorInt >= SidecarK8sMinorVersionCheck {
+	if svMajorInt >= 1 && svMinorInt >= SidecarK8sMinorVersionCheck {
 		// Add RestartPolicy and Merge into initContainer
 		for i := range sidecarContainers {
 			sc := &sidecarContainers[i]
-			always := new(corev1.ContainerRestartPolicy)
-			*always = corev1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways
-			sc.RestartPolicy = always
+			always := corev1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways
+			sc.RestartPolicy = &always
 			sc.Name = names.SimpleNameGenerator.RestrictLength(fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", sidecarPrefix, sc.Name))
 			mergedPodInitContainers = append(mergedPodInitContainers, *sc)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go
index baa97b92044..47963d0b6a6 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go
@@ -153,9 +153,24 @@ func (c *Reconciler) ReconcileKind(ctx context.Context, tr *v1.TaskRun) pkgrecon
 		// and may not have had all of the assumed default specified.
 		tr.SetDefaults(ctx)
 
-		if err := c.stopSidecars(ctx, tr); err != nil {
+		// Check if current k8s version is less than 1.29
+		// Since Kubernetes Major version cannot be 0 and if it's 2 then sidecar will be in
+		// we are only concerned about major version 1 and if the minor is less than 29 then
+		// we need to do the current logic
+		dc := c.KubeClientSet.Discovery()
+		sv, err := dc.ServerVersion()
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		svMajorInt, _ := strconv.Atoi(sv.Major)
+		svMinorInt, _ := strconv.Atoi(sv.Minor)
+		if svMajorInt >= 1 && svMinorInt >= 29 {
+			logger.Infof("Using Kubernetes Native Sidecars \n")
+		} else {
+			if err := c.stopSidecars(ctx, tr); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 
 		return c.finishReconcileUpdateEmitEvents(ctx, tr, before, nil)
 	}
@@ -302,56 +317,44 @@ func (c *Reconciler) durationAndCountMetrics(ctx context.Context, tr *v1.TaskRun
 }
 
 func (c *Reconciler) stopSidecars(ctx context.Context, tr *v1.TaskRun) error {
-	// Check if current k8s version is less than 1.29
-	// Since Kubernetes Major version cannot be 0 and if it's 2 then sidecar will be in
-	// we are only concerned about major version 1 and if the minor is less than 29 then
-	// we need to do the current logic
-	dc := c.KubeClientSet.Discovery()
-	sv, err := dc.ServerVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	ctx, span := c.tracerProvider.Tracer(TracerName).Start(ctx, "stopSidecars")
+	defer span.End()
+	logger := logging.FromContext(ctx)
+	// do not continue without knowing the associated pod
+	if tr.Status.PodName == "" {
+		return nil
 	}
-	svMinorInt, _ := strconv.Atoi(sv.Minor)
-	if sv.Major == "1" && svMinorInt < 29 {
-		ctx, span := c.tracerProvider.Tracer(TracerName).Start(ctx, "stopSidecars")
-		defer span.End()
-		logger := logging.FromContext(ctx)
-		// do not continue without knowing the associated pod
-		if tr.Status.PodName == "" {
-			return nil
-		}
 
-		// do not continue if the TaskRun was canceled or timed out as this caused the pod to be deleted in failTaskRun
-		condition := tr.Status.GetCondition(apis.ConditionSucceeded)
-		if condition != nil {
-			reason := v1.TaskRunReason(condition.Reason)
-			if reason == v1.TaskRunReasonCancelled || reason == v1.TaskRunReasonTimedOut {
-				return nil
-			}
+	// do not continue if the TaskRun was canceled or timed out as this caused the pod to be deleted in failTaskRun
+	condition := tr.Status.GetCondition(apis.ConditionSucceeded)
+	if condition != nil {
+		reason := v1.TaskRunReason(condition.Reason)
+		if reason == v1.TaskRunReasonCancelled || reason == v1.TaskRunReasonTimedOut {
+			return nil
 		}
+	}
 
-		pod, err := podconvert.StopSidecars(ctx, c.Images.NopImage, c.KubeClientSet, tr.Namespace, tr.Status.PodName)
-		if err == nil {
-			// Check if any SidecarStatuses are still shown as Running after stopping
-			// Sidecars. If any Running, update SidecarStatuses based on Pod ContainerStatuses.
-			if podconvert.IsSidecarStatusRunning(tr) {
-				err = updateStoppedSidecarStatus(pod, tr)
-			}
+	pod, err := podconvert.StopSidecars(ctx, c.Images.NopImage, c.KubeClientSet, tr.Namespace, tr.Status.PodName)
+	if err == nil {
+		// Check if any SidecarStatuses are still shown as Running after stopping
+		// Sidecars. If any Running, update SidecarStatuses based on Pod ContainerStatuses.
+		if podconvert.IsSidecarStatusRunning(tr) {
+			err = updateStoppedSidecarStatus(pod, tr)
 		}
-		if k8serrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			// At this stage the TaskRun has been completed if the pod is not found, it won't come back,
-			// it has probably evicted. We can return the error, but we consider it a permanent one.
-			return controller.NewPermanentError(err)
-		} else if err != nil {
-			// It is admissible for Pods to fail with concurrentModification errors
-			// when stopping sideCars. Instead of failing the TaskRun, we shall just
-			// let the reconciler requeue.
-			if isConcurrentModificationError(err) {
-				return controller.NewRequeueAfter(time.Second)
-			}
-			logger.Errorf("Error stopping sidecars for TaskRun %q: %v", tr.Name, err)
-			tr.Status.MarkResourceFailed(v1.TaskRunReasonStopSidecarFailed, err)
+	}
+	if k8serrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		// At this stage the TaskRun has been completed if the pod is not found, it won't come back,
+		// it has probably evicted. We can return the error, but we consider it a permanent one.
+		return controller.NewPermanentError(err)
+	} else if err != nil {
+		// It is admissible for Pods to fail with concurrentModification errors
+		// when stopping sideCars. Instead of failing the TaskRun, we shall just
+		// let the reconciler requeue.
+		if isConcurrentModificationError(err) {
+			return controller.NewRequeueAfter(time.Second)
 		}
+		logger.Errorf("Error stopping sidecars for TaskRun %q: %v", tr.Name, err)
+		tr.Status.MarkResourceFailed(v1.TaskRunReasonStopSidecarFailed, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun_test.go
index bd4c4d150c2..46b0305e7b1 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun_test.go
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ status:
 
 	// Check actions
 	actions := clients.Kube.Actions()
-	if len(actions) != 2 || !actions[0].Matches("list", "configmaps") || !actions[1].Matches("watch", "configmaps") {
+	if len(actions) != 3 || !actions[0].Matches("list", "configmaps") || !actions[1].Matches("watch", "configmaps") || !actions[2].Matches("get", "version") {
 		t.Errorf("expected 2 actions (list configmaps, and watch configmaps) created by the reconciler,"+
 			" got %d. Actions: %#v", len(actions), actions)
 	}