diff --git a/roles/kustomize_deploy/tasks/install_operators.yml b/roles/kustomize_deploy/tasks/install_operators.yml
index eca39c58a2..3adffbdd9d 100644
--- a/roles/kustomize_deploy/tasks/install_operators.yml
+++ b/roles/kustomize_deploy/tasks/install_operators.yml
@@ -186,6 +186,14 @@
           status: "True"
         wait_timeout: 300
 
+    - name: Create catalog source and switch dependent operators to consume it
+      when:
+        - cifmw_openshift_setup_enable_operator_catalog_override |
+          default(false) | bool
+      ansible.builtin.import_role:
+        name: openshift_setup
+        tasks_from: patch_dependent_operators_source.yml
+
     - name: Wait for controller-manager pods
       kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
         kubeconfig: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
@@ -198,6 +206,7 @@
           type: Ready
           status: "True"
         wait_timeout: 300
+
     - name: Wait for webhook-server pods
       kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
         kubeconfig: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
diff --git a/roles/openshift_setup/defaults/main.yml b/roles/openshift_setup/defaults/main.yml
index 871965c40b..4510e9d3aa 100644
--- a/roles/openshift_setup/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift_setup/defaults/main.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ cifmw_openshift_setup_skip_internal_registry_tls_verify: false
 cifmw_openshift_setup_ca_bundle_path: "/etc/pki/ca-trust/extracted/pem/tls-ca-bundle.pem"
 cifmw_openshift_setup_digest_mirrors: []
 cifmw_openshift_setup_metal3_watch_all_ns: false
+cifmw_openshift_setup_operator_override_catalog_name: "redhat-operators-4.17"
+cifmw_openshift_setup_operator_override_catalog_namespace: "openshift-marketplace"
+cifmw_openshift_setup_operator_override_catalog_image: "registry.redhat.io/redhat/redhat-operator-index:v4.17"
diff --git a/roles/openshift_setup/tasks/patch_dependent_operators_source.yml b/roles/openshift_setup/tasks/patch_dependent_operators_source.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..117ad7327a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/openshift_setup/tasks/patch_dependent_operators_source.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+# HACK: (Lewis) This taskfile is used to test pre-release OCP versions
+# by intalling the previous OCP release's catalog source for the
+# dependent operators to use and overriding there subscriptions
+
+- name: Write catalog source
+  kubernetes.core.k8s:
+    kubeconfig: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+    state: present
+    definition:
+      apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
+      kind: CatalogSource
+      metadata:
+        name: "{{ cifmw_openshift_setup_operator_override_catalog_name }}"
+        namespace: "{{ cifmw_openshift_setup_operator_override_catalog_namespace }}"
+      spec:
+        displayName: "{{ cifmw_openshift_setup_operator_override_catalog_name }}"
+        image: "{{ cifmw_openshift_setup_operator_override_catalog_image }}"
+        publisher: CI-Framework
+        sourceType: grpc
+        updateStrategy:
+          registryPoll:
+            interval: 10m
+
+- name: Patch metallb operator subscription to use custom CatalogSource
+  kubernetes.core.k8s:
+    state: patched
+    kind: Subscription
+    api_version: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
+    kubeconfig: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+    name: metallb-operator-sub
+    namespace: metallb-system
+    definition:
+      spec:
+        source: "{{ cifmw_openshift_setup_operator_override_catalog_name }}"
+    wait: true
+    wait_timeout: 300
+    wait_condition:
+      type: CatalogSourcesUnhealthy
+      status: "False"
+
+- name: Patch nmstate operator subscription to use custom CatalogSource
+  kubernetes.core.k8s:
+    state: patched
+    kind: Subscription
+    api_version: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
+    kubeconfig: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+    name: kubernetes-nmstate-operator
+    namespace: openshift-nmstate
+    definition:
+      spec:
+        source: "{{ cifmw_openshift_setup_operator_override_catalog_name }}"
+        wait_sleep: 10
+    wait: true
+    wait_timeout: 300
+    wait_condition:
+      type: CatalogSourcesUnhealthy
+      status: "False"