diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/package-manager.ts b/packages/nx/src/utils/package-manager.ts
index 896f568efbb07d..3fcb93fb9c43e5 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/package-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/utils/package-manager.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function getPackageManagerCommand(
     },
     pnpm: () => {
       const pnpmVersion = getPackageManagerVersion('pnpm', root);
-      const useExec = gte(pnpmVersion, '6.13.0');
+      const useExec = gte(pnpmVersion, '6.13.0') && lt(pnpmVersion, '7.0.0');
       const includeDoubleDashBeforeArgs = lt(pnpmVersion, '7.0.0');
       const isPnpmWorkspace = existsSync(join(root, 'pnpm-workspace.yaml'));