diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index e5e39e5..b47b55b 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 ---
 # tasks file for apigee-opdk-setup-bootstrap
 - block:
+  - name: Find available epel repos
+    find:
+      pattern: "epel*"
+      path: /etc/yum.repos.d
+      recurse: yes
+      file_type: file
+    register: remove_repos
+
+  - name: Remove reference to epel if version is greater than 4.17.01
+    file:
+      path: "{{ item.path }}"
+      state: absent
+    with_items: "{{ remove_repos.files }}"
+
+  when: opdk_version | version_compare('4.17.01', '>=')
+
+- block:
   - name: Download bootstrap
     no_log: True
     bootstrap: