diff --git a/pkg/state/helmx.go b/pkg/state/helmx.go
index fc128339..0f727e06 100644
--- a/pkg/state/helmx.go
+++ b/pkg/state/helmx.go
@@ -110,8 +110,13 @@ func (st *HelmState) appendWaitFlags(flags []string, release *ReleaseSpec, ops *
 // If the opt parameter is not nil and opt.DryRun is not empty, the "--dry-run" flag and the value of opt.DryRun are appended to the flags slice.
 // The updated flags slice is returned.
 func (st *HelmState) appendDryRunFlags(flags []string, opt *SyncOpts) []string {
-	if opt != nil && opt.DryRun != "" {
-		flags = append(flags, "--dry-run", opt.DryRun)
+	if helm.IsVersionAtLeast("3.13.0") {
+		switch {
+		case opt != nil && opt.DryRun != "":
+			flags = append(flags, "--dry-run", opt.DryRun)
+		case opt != nil && opt.DryRun != "":
+			flags = append(flags, "--dry-run", "client")
+		}
 	}
 	return flags
 }
diff --git a/pkg/state/helmx_test.go b/pkg/state/helmx_test.go
index 0a94c106..6c326cee 100644
--- a/pkg/state/helmx_test.go
+++ b/pkg/state/helmx_test.go
@@ -289,16 +289,45 @@ func TestAppendDryRunFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "do dry-run on client",
 			args: args{
+<<<<<<< Updated upstream
 				dryRun:   "client",
+=======
+				flags:    []string{},
+				dry-run:  "client",
+				helm:     testutil.NewVersionHelmExec("3.13.0"),
+				expected: []string{"--dry-run", "client"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty dry-run means client",
+			args: args{
+				flags:    []string{},
+				dry-run:  "",
+				helm:     testutil.NewVersionHelmExec("3.13.0"),
+>>>>>>> Stashed changes
 				expected: []string{"--dry-run", "client"},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "do dry-run on server",
 			args: args{
+<<<<<<< Updated upstream
 				dryRun:   "server",
+=======
+				flags:    []string{},
+				dry-run:  "server",
+				helm:     testutil.NewVersionHelmExec("3.13.0"),
+>>>>>>> Stashed changes
 				expected: []string{"--dry-run", "server"},
 			},
+			{
+				name: "no version below 3.13.0",
+				args: args{
+					flags:    []string{},
+					dry-run:  "server",
+					helm:     testutil.NewVersionHelmExec("3.12.1"),
+					expected: []string{},
+				},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {