diff --git a/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml b/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml
index 4599e2dcca69..2af8061de567 100644
--- a/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml
@@ -49,35 +49,15 @@ runs:
       logout: true
   - name: install-karpenter
     shell: bash
+    env:
+      ECR_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ inputs.ecr_account_id }}
+      ECR_REGION: ${{ inputs.ecr_region }}
+      ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ inputs.account_id }}
+      CLUSTER_NAME: ${{ inputs.cluster_name }}
+      K8S_VERSION: ${{ inputs.k8s_version }}
+      WEBHOOKS_ENABLED: ${{ inputs.webhooks_enabled }}
     run: |
-      aws eks update-kubeconfig --name "${{ inputs.cluster_name }}"
-      
-      # Parse minor version to determine whether to enable the webhooks
-      VERSION=${{ inputs.k8s_version }}
-      RELEASE_VERSION_MINOR="${VERSION#*.}"
-      
-      helm upgrade --install karpenter oci://${{ inputs.ecr_account_id }}.dkr.ecr.${{ inputs.ecr_region }}.amazonaws.com/karpenter/snapshot/karpenter \
-        -n kube-system \
-        --version "v0-$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
-        --set serviceAccount.annotations."eks\.amazonaws\.com/role-arn"="arn:aws:iam::${{ inputs.account_id }}:role/karpenter-irsa-${{ inputs.cluster_name }}" \
-        --set webhook.enabled=${{ inputs.webhooks_enabled }} \
-        --set settings.clusterName="${{ inputs.cluster_name }}" \
-        --set settings.interruptionQueue="${{ inputs.cluster_name }}" \
-        --set controller.resources.requests.cpu=3 \
-        --set controller.resources.requests.memory=3Gi \
-        --set controller.resources.limits.cpu=3 \
-        --set controller.resources.limits.memory=3Gi \
-        --set serviceMonitor.enabled=true \
-        --set serviceMonitor.additionalLabels.scrape=enabled \
-        --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[0].targetLabel=clusterName" \
-        --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[0].replacement=${{ inputs.cluster_name }}" \
-        --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[1].targetLabel=gitRef" \
-        --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[1].replacement=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
-        --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[2].targetLabel=mostRecentTag" \
-        --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[2].replacement=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)" \
-        --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[3].targetLabel=commitsAfterTag" \
-        --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[3].replacement=\"$(git describe --tags | cut -d '-' -f 2)\"" \
-        --wait
+      ./test/hack/e2e_scripts/install_karpenter.sh
   - name: diff-karpenter
     shell: bash
     run: |
diff --git a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
index db3073731fe3..981f9c83a39e 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
     singular: ec2nodeclass
   scope: Cluster
   versions:
+{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}
     - additionalPrinterColumns:
         - jsonPath: .status.conditions[?(@.type=="Ready")].status
           name: Ready
@@ -735,6 +736,7 @@ spec:
       storage: false
       subresources:
         status: {}
+{{- end }}
     - name: v1beta1
       schema:
         openAPIV3Schema:
diff --git a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
index d03f99572890..9a00f213e91e 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ spec:
     singular: nodeclaim
   scope: Cluster
   versions:
+{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}
     - additionalPrinterColumns:
         - jsonPath: .metadata.labels.node\.kubernetes\.io/instance-type
           name: Type
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ spec:
       storage: false
       subresources:
         status: {}
+{{- end }}
     - additionalPrinterColumns:
         - jsonPath: .metadata.labels.node\.kubernetes\.io/instance-type
           name: Type
diff --git a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
index f6ea6d7a46c5..fd0ce7eeeef4 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ spec:
     singular: nodepool
   scope: Cluster
   versions:
+{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}
     - additionalPrinterColumns:
         - jsonPath: .spec.template.spec.nodeClassRef.name
           name: NodeClass
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ spec:
       storage: false
       subresources:
         status: {}
+{{- end }}
     - additionalPrinterColumns:
         - jsonPath: .spec.template.spec.nodeClassRef.name
           name: NodeClass
diff --git a/hack/mutation/conversion_webhook_injection.sh b/hack/mutation/conversion_webhook_injection.sh
index ef57c2e6fd12..ec878cfdcbbc 100755
--- a/hack/mutation/conversion_webhook_injection.sh
+++ b/hack/mutation/conversion_webhook_injection.sh
@@ -6,54 +6,12 @@ yq eval '.spec.conversion = {"strategy": "Webhook", "webhook": {"conversionRevie
 yq eval '.spec.conversion = {"strategy": "Webhook", "webhook": {"conversionReviewVersions": ["v1beta1", "v1"], "clientConfig": {"service": {"name": "karpenter", "namespace": "kube-system", "port": 8443}}}}' -i pkg/apis/crds/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
 
 # Update to the karpenter-crd charts
-
-# Remove the copied over conversion stanzas from CRD spec
+# Remove the copied conversion stanzas from CRD specs
 yq eval 'del(.spec.conversion)' -i charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
 yq eval 'del(.spec.conversion)' -i charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
 yq eval 'del(.spec.conversion)' -i charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
 
-# Add the conversion stanza template to the CRD spec to enable conversion via webhook
-echo "{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }} 
-  conversion:
-    strategy: Webhook
-    webhook:
-      conversionReviewVersions:
-        - v1beta1
-        - v1
-      clientConfig:
-        service:
-          name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
-          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
-          port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
-{{- end }}
-" >>  charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
-
-echo "{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }} 
-  conversion:
-    strategy: Webhook
-    webhook:
-      conversionReviewVersions:
-        - v1beta1
-        - v1
-      clientConfig:
-        service:
-          name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
-          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
-          port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
-{{- end }}
-" >>  charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
-
-echo "{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }} 
-  conversion:
-    strategy: Webhook
-    webhook:
-      conversionReviewVersions:
-        - v1beta1
-        - v1
-      clientConfig:
-        service:
-          name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
-          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
-          port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
-{{- end }}
-" >>  charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+# Template the v1 version and the conversion strategy of the spec 
+hack/mutation/ec2nodeclasses.sh
+hack/mutation/nodepools.sh
+hack/mutation/nodeclaims.sh
diff --git a/hack/mutation/ec2nodeclasses.sh b/hack/mutation/ec2nodeclasses.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..5d442b182b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/mutation/ec2nodeclasses.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+VERSION_START="$(cat charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml | yq '.spec.versions.[0] | line')"
+VERSION_END="$(cat charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml | yq '.spec.versions.[1] | line')"
+VERSION_END=$(($VERSION_END+1))
+TEMP=$(mktemp)
+
+cat charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml | awk -v n=$VERSION_START 'NR==n {sub(/$/,"\n{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}")} 1' \
+| awk -v n=$VERSION_END 'NR==n {sub(/$/,"\n{{- end }}")} 1' > $TEMP
+
+cat $TEMP > charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
+
+echo "{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }} 
+  conversion:
+    strategy: Webhook
+    webhook:
+      conversionReviewVersions:
+        - v1beta1
+        - v1
+      clientConfig:
+        service:
+          name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
+          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
+          port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
+{{- end }}
+" >>  charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hack/mutation/nodeclaims.sh b/hack/mutation/nodeclaims.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..77afccdf8a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/mutation/nodeclaims.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+VERSION_START="$(cat charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml | yq '.spec.versions.[0] | line')"
+VERSION_END="$(cat charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml | yq '.spec.versions.[1] | line')"
+VERSION_END=$(($VERSION_END+1))
+TEMP=$(mktemp)
+
+cat charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml | awk -v n=$VERSION_START 'NR==n {sub(/$/,"\n{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}")} 1' \
+| awk -v n=$VERSION_END 'NR==n {sub(/$/,"\n{{- end }}")} 1' > $TEMP
+
+cat $TEMP > charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
+
+echo "{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }} 
+  conversion:
+    strategy: Webhook
+    webhook:
+      conversionReviewVersions:
+        - v1beta1
+        - v1
+      clientConfig:
+        service:
+          name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
+          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
+          port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
+{{- end }}
+" >>  charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hack/mutation/nodepools.sh b/hack/mutation/nodepools.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..9ad1a6d279fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/mutation/nodepools.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+VERSION_START="$(cat charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml | yq '.spec.versions.[0] | line')"
+VERSION_END="$(cat charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml | yq '.spec.versions.[1] | line')"
+VERSION_END=$(($VERSION_END+1))
+TEMP=$(mktemp)
+
+cat charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml | awk -v n=$VERSION_START 'NR==n {sub(/$/,"\n{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}")} 1' \
+| awk -v n=$VERSION_END 'NR==n {sub(/$/,"\n{{- end }}")} 1' > $TEMP
+
+cat $TEMP > charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
+
+echo "{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }} 
+  conversion:
+    strategy: Webhook
+    webhook:
+      conversionReviewVersions:
+        - v1beta1
+        - v1
+      clientConfig:
+        service:
+          name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
+          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
+          port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
+{{- end }}
+" >>  charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/hack/e2e_scripts/install_karpenter.sh b/test/hack/e2e_scripts/install_karpenter.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..e3395e0224d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hack/e2e_scripts/install_karpenter.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+aws eks update-kubeconfig --name "$CLUSTER_NAME"
+
+# First, conditionally install the webhook stanza and CRDs
+if (( "$WEBHOOKS_ENABLED" == false )); then
+helm upgrade --install karpenter-crd oci://$ECR_ACCOUNT_ID.dkr.ecr.$ECR_REGION.amazonaws.com/karpenter/snapshot/karpenter-crd \
+  --namespace kube-system \
+  --version "0-$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
+  --set webhook.enabled=${WEBHOOKS_ENABLED} \
+  --wait
+fi
+
+CHART="oci://$ECR_ACCOUNT_ID.dkr.ecr.$ECR_REGION.amazonaws.com/karpenter/snapshot/karpenter"
+ADDITIONAL_FLAGS=""
+
+# Remove service account annotation when dropping support for 1.23
+helm upgrade --install karpenter "${CHART}" \
+  -n kube-system \
+  --version "v0-$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
+  --set serviceAccount.annotations."eks\.amazonaws\.com/role-arn"="arn:aws:iam::$ACCOUNT_ID:role/karpenter-irsa-$CLUSTER_NAME" \
+  --set webhook.enabled=${WEBHOOKS_ENABLED} \
+  --set settings.clusterName="$CLUSTER_NAME" \
+  --set settings.interruptionQueue="$CLUSTER_NAME" \
+  --set controller.resources.requests.cpu=3 \
+  --set controller.resources.requests.memory=3Gi \
+  --set controller.resources.limits.cpu=3 \
+  --set controller.resources.limits.memory=3Gi \
+  --set serviceMonitor.enabled=true \
+  --set serviceMonitor.additionalLabels.scrape=enabled \
+  --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[0].targetLabel=clusterName" \
+  --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[0].replacement=$CLUSTER_NAME" \
+  --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[1].targetLabel=gitRef" \
+  --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[1].replacement=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
+  --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[2].targetLabel=mostRecentTag" \
+  --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[2].replacement=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)" \
+  --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[3].targetLabel=commitsAfterTag" \
+  --set "serviceMonitor.endpointConfig.relabelings[3].replacement=\"$(git describe --tags | cut -d '-' -f 2)\"" \
+  --wait
\ No newline at end of file