diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_implicit_identities.go b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_implicit_identities.go
index 89841aa6b31d..a55f50f16bfa 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_implicit_identities.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_implicit_identities.go
@@ -19,24 +19,46 @@ func (jobImplicitIdentitiesHook) Name() string {
 
 func (h jobImplicitIdentitiesHook) Mutate(job *structs.Job) (*structs.Job, []error, error) {
 	for _, tg := range job.TaskGroups {
+		var hasIdentity bool
+
 		for _, s := range tg.Services {
 			h.handleConsulService(s, tg)
+			hasIdentity = hasIdentity || s.Identity != nil
 		}
 
 		for _, t := range tg.Tasks {
 			for _, s := range t.Services {
 				h.handleConsulService(s, tg)
+				hasIdentity = hasIdentity || s.Identity != nil
 			}
 			if len(t.Templates) > 0 {
 				h.handleConsulTasks(t, tg)
 			}
 			h.handleVault(t)
+			hasIdentity = hasIdentity || (len(t.Identities) > 0)
+		}
+
+		if hasIdentity {
+			tg.Constraints = append(tg.Constraints, implicitIdentityClientVersionConstraint())
 		}
 	}
 
 	return job, nil, nil
 }
 
+// implicitIdentityClientVersionConstraint is used when the client needs to
+// support a workload identity workflow for Consul or Vault, or multiple
+// identities in general.
+func implicitIdentityClientVersionConstraint() *structs.Constraint {
+	// "-a" is used here so that it is "less than" all pre-release versions of
+	// Nomad 1.7.0 as well
+	return &structs.Constraint{
+		LTarget: "${attr.nomad.version}",
+		RTarget: ">= 1.7.0-a",
+		Operand: structs.ConstraintSemver,
+	}
+}
+
 // handleConsulService injects a workload identity to the service if:
 //  1. The service uses the Consul provider, and
 //  2. The server is configured with `consul.service_identity`
diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_implicit_identities_test.go b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_implicit_identities_test.go
index 69b1cab79797..7d3510302783 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_implicit_identities_test.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_implicit_identities_test.go
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ func Test_jobImplicitIdentitiesHook_Mutate_consul_service(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedOutputJob: &structs.Job{
 				TaskGroups: []*structs.TaskGroup{{
+					Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+						implicitIdentityClientVersionConstraint()},
 					Services: []*structs.Service{
 						{
 							Provider:  "consul",
@@ -195,6 +197,8 @@ func Test_jobImplicitIdentitiesHook_Mutate_consul_service(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedOutputJob: &structs.Job{
 				TaskGroups: []*structs.TaskGroup{{
+					Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+						implicitIdentityClientVersionConstraint()},
 					Services: []*structs.Service{{
 						Provider:  "consul",
 						PortLabel: "80",
@@ -245,6 +249,8 @@ func Test_jobImplicitIdentitiesHook_Mutate_consul_service(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedOutputJob: &structs.Job{
 				TaskGroups: []*structs.TaskGroup{{
 					Name: "group",
+					Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+						implicitIdentityClientVersionConstraint()},
 					Tasks: []*structs.Task{{
 						Name:      "web-task",
 						Templates: []*structs.Template{{}},
@@ -371,6 +377,8 @@ func Test_jobImplicitIndentitiesHook_Mutate_vault(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedOutputJob: &structs.Job{
 				TaskGroups: []*structs.TaskGroup{{
+					Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+						implicitIdentityClientVersionConstraint()},
 					Tasks: []*structs.Task{{
 						Identities: []*structs.WorkloadIdentity{{
 							Name:     "vault_default",
@@ -405,6 +413,8 @@ func Test_jobImplicitIndentitiesHook_Mutate_vault(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedOutputJob: &structs.Job{
 				TaskGroups: []*structs.TaskGroup{{
+					Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+						implicitIdentityClientVersionConstraint()},
 					Tasks: []*structs.Task{{
 						Identities: []*structs.WorkloadIdentity{{
 							Name:     "vault_default",
@@ -444,6 +454,8 @@ func Test_jobImplicitIndentitiesHook_Mutate_vault(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedOutputJob: &structs.Job{
 				TaskGroups: []*structs.TaskGroup{{
+					Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+						implicitIdentityClientVersionConstraint()},
 					Tasks: []*structs.Task{{
 						Identities: []*structs.WorkloadIdentity{{
 							Name:     "vault_other",
diff --git a/scheduler/feasible_test.go b/scheduler/feasible_test.go
index e4d07910bf96..9c4990ae4382 100644
--- a/scheduler/feasible_test.go
+++ b/scheduler/feasible_test.go
@@ -1315,6 +1315,26 @@ func TestCheckSemverConstraint(t *testing.T) {
 			lVal: "1.7.0-alpha1", rVal: ">= 1.6.0-beta1",
 			result: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "Prereleases of same version handled according to semver",
+			lVal: "1.7.0-beta", rVal: ">= 1.7.0",
+			result: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Prereleases constraints allow GA version according to semver",
+			lVal: "1.7.0", rVal: ">= 1.7.0-dev",
+			result: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Prereleases constraints allow beta according to semver",
+			lVal: "1.7.0-beta.1", rVal: ">= 1.7.0-a",
+			result: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Prereleases constraints allow RC version according to semver",
+			lVal: "1.7.0-rc.1", rVal: ">= 1.7.0-dev",
+			result: true,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "Meta is ignored according to semver",
 			lVal: "1.3.0-beta1+ent", rVal: "= 1.3.0-beta1",