diff --git a/ansible/module_utils/kolla_docker_worker.py b/ansible/module_utils/kolla_docker_worker.py
index 8c365ca450..9ac6cff852 100644
--- a/ansible/module_utils/kolla_docker_worker.py
+++ b/ansible/module_utils/kolla_docker_worker.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class DockerWorker(object):
 
         self._cgroupns_mode_supported = (
             StrictVersion(self.dc._version) >= StrictVersion('1.41'))
+        self._dimensions_kernel_memory_removed = (
+            StrictVersion(self.dc._version) >= StrictVersion('1.42'))
 
         self.systemd = SystemdWorker(self.params)
 
@@ -310,8 +312,11 @@ class DockerWorker(object):
             'memswap_limit': 'MemorySwap', 'cpu_period': 'CpuPeriod',
             'cpu_quota': 'CpuQuota', 'cpu_shares': 'CpuShares',
             'cpuset_cpus': 'CpusetCpus', 'cpuset_mems': 'CpusetMems',
-            'kernel_memory': 'KernelMemory', 'blkio_weight': 'BlkioWeight',
-            'ulimits': 'Ulimits'}
+            'blkio_weight': 'BlkioWeight', 'ulimits': 'Ulimits'}
+
+        if not self._dimensions_kernel_memory_removed:
+            dimension_map['kernel_memory'] = 'KernelMemory'
+
         unsupported = set(new_dimensions.keys()) - \
             set(dimension_map.keys())
         if unsupported:
diff --git a/tests/pre.yml b/tests/pre.yml
index aba2cff360..2deead9f64 100644
--- a/tests/pre.yml
+++ b/tests/pre.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@
           - python3-pip
           - python3-setuptools
 
+    # TODO(mnasiadka): Remove this once ansible-collection-kolla
+    # installs apparmor
+    - name: Install apparmor on Debian/Ubuntu
+      become: true
+      package:
+        name: apparmor
+      when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
+
     - name: Ensure /tmp/logs/ dir
       file:
         path: "{{ logs_dir }}"
diff --git a/tests/test_kolla_docker.py b/tests/test_kolla_docker.py
index 727caf9f5a..646f809c52 100644
--- a/tests/test_kolla_docker.py
+++ b/tests/test_kolla_docker.py
@@ -269,6 +269,15 @@ class TestMainModule(base.BaseTestCase):
                                    docker_api_version='1.41')
         self.assertTrue(self.dw._cgroupns_mode_supported)
 
+    def test_sets_dimensions_kernelmemory_supported_true(self):
+        self.dw = get_DockerWorker(self.fake_data['params'])
+        self.assertFalse(self.dw._dimensions_kernel_memory_removed)
+
+    def test_sets_dimensions_kernelmemory_supported_false(self):
+        self.dw = get_DockerWorker(self.fake_data['params'],
+                                   docker_api_version='1.42')
+        self.assertTrue(self.dw._dimensions_kernel_memory_removed)
+
 
 class TestContainer(base.BaseTestCase):
 
@@ -1396,6 +1405,22 @@ class TestAttrComp(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.dw = get_DockerWorker(self.fake_data['params'])
         self.assertFalse(self.dw.compare_dimensions(container_info))
 
+    def test_compare_dimensions_kernel_memory_1_42(self):
+        self.fake_data['params']['dimensions'] = {
+            'kernel_memory': '1024'}
+        container_info = dict()
+        container_info['HostConfig'] = {
+            'CpuPeriod': 0, 'Memory': 0, 'CpuQuota': 0,
+            'CpusetCpus': '', 'CpuShares': 0, 'BlkioWeight': 0,
+            'CpusetMems': '', 'MemorySwap': 0, 'MemoryReservation': 0,
+            'Ulimits': []}
+        self.dw = get_DockerWorker(self.fake_data['params'],
+                                   docker_api_version='1.42')
+        self.dw.compare_dimensions(container_info)
+        self.dw.module.exit_json.assert_called_once_with(
+            failed=True, msg=repr("Unsupported dimensions"),
+            unsupported_dimensions=set(['kernel_memory']))
+
     def test_compare_container_state_pos(self):
         container_info = {'State': dict(Status='running')}
         self.dw = get_DockerWorker({'state': 'exited'})