diff --git a/images/capi/packer/ami/ubuntu-2204.json b/images/capi/packer/ami/ubuntu-2204.json
index 785ddba00a..7dda9e31e1 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",