diff --git a/pkg/cli/cli.go b/pkg/cli/cli.go
index 3396c1a85b1..50b24e26397 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/cli.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/cli.go
@@ -144,8 +144,14 @@ func newCLI(options ...Option) (*CLI, error) {
 func (c *CLI) buildCmd() error {
 	c.cmd = c.newRootCmd()
 
+	var uve config.UnsupportedVersionError
+
 	// Get project version and plugin keys.
-	if err := c.getInfo(); err != nil {
+	switch err := c.getInfo(); {
+	case err == nil:
+		// do nothing if it's nil
+	case !errors.As(err, &uve):
+		// Ignore 3-alpha error
 		return err
 	}