diff --git a/playbooks/containers-lxc-create.yml b/playbooks/containers-lxc-create.yml
index 2b0fd235c3..0a10a79d69 100644
--- a/playbooks/containers-lxc-create.yml
+++ b/playbooks/containers-lxc-create.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@
   tags:
     - lxc-containers-create
   pre_tasks:
+    - name: Check for a supported Operating System
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Debian' and ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == 'bullseye') or
+            (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Debian' and ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == 'bookworm') or
+            (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == 'jammy') or
+            (ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'RedHat' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] == '9')
+        msg: >
+          The only supported platforms for this release are Debian 11 (Bullseye), Debian 12 (Bookworm)
+          Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy), CentOS 9 Stream, and Rocky Linux 9.
     - name: Setup installation variables
       include_role:
         name: openstack.osa.install_defaults