diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index aeb396611..3ab4f1c15 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - config.openshift.io
   resources:
+  - clusterversions
   - infrastructures
   verbs:
   - get
diff --git a/controllers/performanceprofile_controller.go b/controllers/performanceprofile_controller.go
index 3c1138ef3..d06bef234 100644
--- a/controllers/performanceprofile_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/performanceprofile_controller.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func validateUpdateEvent(e *event.UpdateEvent) bool {
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=machineconfiguration.openshift.io,resources=machineconfigs;machineconfigpools;kubeletconfigs,verbs=*
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=tuned.openshift.io,resources=tuneds;profiles,verbs=*
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=node.k8s.io,resources=runtimeclasses,verbs=*
-// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=config.openshift.io,resources=infrastructures,verbs=get;list;watch
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=config.openshift.io,resources=infrastructures;clusterversions,verbs=get;list;watch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:namespace="openshift-performance-addon-operator",groups=core,resources=pods;services;services/finalizers;configmaps,verbs=*
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:namespace="openshift-performance-addon-operator",groups=coordination.k8s.io,resources=leases,verbs=create;get;list;update
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:namespace="openshift-performance-addon-operator",groups=apps,resourceNames=performance-operator,resources=deployments/finalizers,verbs=update
diff --git a/deploy/olm-catalog/performance-addon-operator/4.10.0/performance-addon-operator.v4.10.0.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/deploy/olm-catalog/performance-addon-operator/4.10.0/performance-addon-operator.v4.10.0.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 0d204a1d1..e17c2b3e3 100644
--- a/deploy/olm-catalog/performance-addon-operator/4.10.0/performance-addon-operator.v4.10.0.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/deploy/olm-catalog/performance-addon-operator/4.10.0/performance-addon-operator.v4.10.0.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ spec:
         - apiGroups:
           - config.openshift.io
           resources:
+          - clusterversions
           - infrastructures
           verbs:
           - get
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d53677991..6bc9a9ae8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 
 	performancev1 "github.com/openshift-kni/performance-addon-operators/api/v1"
 	performancev1alpha1 "github.com/openshift-kni/performance-addon-operators/api/v1alpha1"
@@ -28,10 +33,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift-kni/performance-addon-operators/pkg/controller/performanceprofile/components"
 	"github.com/openshift-kni/performance-addon-operators/pkg/utils/leaderelection"
 	"github.com/openshift-kni/performance-addon-operators/version"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
+	v1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
 	tunedv1 "github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/apis/tuned/v1"
 	mcov1 "github.com/openshift/machine-config-operator/pkg/apis/machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/klog"
@@ -109,6 +116,53 @@ func newRootCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
+func sleepUntilTERM() {
+	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigs, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
+
+	for {
+		if sig := <-sigs; sig == syscall.SIGTERM {
+			signal.Stop(sigs)
+			klog.Info("SIGTERM caught")
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func detectOCP411(cfg *rest.Config) {
+	// Detect cluster version
+	// and cease operation (do not die to avoid respawn) when on 4.11
+	// as the PAO logic is provided by NTO there
+	k8sclient, err := client.New(cfg, client.Options{})
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Fatalf("could not detect cluster version: failed to create client: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Register OCP types to the client
+	if err := v1.Install(k8sclient.Scheme()); err != nil {
+		klog.Fatalf("could not detect cluster version: failed to register OCP types: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Get OCP version objects (there should be just one)
+	clusterversionlist := v1.ClusterVersionList{}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	if err := k8sclient.List(ctx, &clusterversionlist); err != nil {
+		klog.Fatalf("could not detect cluster version: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(clusterversionlist.Items) == 0 {
+		klog.Fatalf("could not detect cluster version: no version objects found")
+	}
+
+	// Detect 4.11
+	// The operator will not be installable on 4.12 so this is
+	// the only exception we need to check for
+	if strings.HasPrefix(clusterversionlist.Items[0].Status.Desired.Version, "4.11") {
+		klog.Error("This operator's functionality is provided by the Node Tuning Operator from now on. Hibernating.")
+		sleepUntilTERM()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+}
+
 func runPAO() {
 	var metricsAddr string
 	var enableLeaderElection bool
@@ -136,6 +190,8 @@ func runPAO() {
 	restConfig := ctrl.GetConfigOrDie()
 	le := leaderelection.GetLeaderElectionConfig(restConfig, enableLeaderElection)
 
+	detectOCP411(restConfig)
+
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(restConfig, ctrl.Options{
 		NewCache:           cache.MultiNamespacedCacheBuilder(namespaces),
 		Scheme:             scheme,