diff --git a/modules/kafka/kafka.go b/modules/kafka/kafka.go
index ebbb6b987d..73161c3f71 100644
--- a/modules/kafka/kafka.go
+++ b/modules/kafka/kafka.go
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ func validateKRaftVersion(fqName string) error {
 		version = "v" + version
 	}
 
+	// remove the architecture suffix
+	if strings.HasSuffix(version, ".amd64") || strings.HasSuffix(version, ".arm64") {
+		version = version[:strings.LastIndex(version, ".")]
+	}
+
 	if semver.Compare(version, "v7.4.0") < 0 { // version < v7.4.0
 		return fmt.Errorf("version=%s. KRaft mode is only available since version 7.4.0", version)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/kafka/kafka_helpers_test.go b/modules/kafka/kafka_helpers_test.go
index 5bfff2352f..98cb7e13f3 100644
--- a/modules/kafka/kafka_helpers_test.go
+++ b/modules/kafka/kafka_helpers_test.go
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ func TestValidateKRaftVersion(t *testing.T) {
 			image:   "my-kafka:1.0.0",
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "Official: valid, with the amd64 architecture suffix",
+			image:   "confluentinc/confluent-local:7.5.9.amd64",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "Official: valid, with the arm64 architecture suffix",
+			image:   "confluentinc/confluent-local:7.5.9.arm64",
+		},
 		{
 			name:    "lacks tag",
 			image:   "my-kafka",