diff --git a/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap_v3/base.py b/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap_v3/base.py
index 72e51fc99..26ee45d24 100644
--- a/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap_v3/base.py
+++ b/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap_v3/base.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def version_validator(cls, version: str) -> str:
         major, minor, patch, suffix, _ = pattern_match.groups()
         major = int(major)
 
-        if major == 3:
+        if major != 3:
             msg = f"When using the streams-bootstrap v3 component your version ('{version}') must be at least 3.0.0."
             raise ValueError(msg)