diff --git a/cdc/owner/owner.go b/cdc/owner/owner.go
index f2a1c9a9172..8cd40ad1a6e 100644
--- a/cdc/owner/owner.go
+++ b/cdc/owner/owner.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/version"
 	pd "github.com/tikv/pd/client"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 )
 
 type ownerJobType int
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ const (
 	ownerJobTypeQuery
 )
 
+// versionInconsistentLogRate represents the rate of log output when there are
+// captures with versions different from that of the owner
+const versionInconsistentLogRate = 1
+
 type ownerJob struct {
 	tp           ownerJobType
 	changefeedID model.ChangeFeedID
@@ -77,10 +82,10 @@ type Owner struct {
 
 	ownerJobQueueMu sync.Mutex
 	ownerJobQueue   []*ownerJob
-
+	// logLimiter controls cluster version check log output rate
+	logLimiter   *rate.Limiter
 	lastTickTime time.Time
-
-	closed int32
+	closed       int32
 
 	newChangefeed func(id model.ChangeFeedID, gcManager gc.Manager) *changefeed
 }
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ func NewOwner(pdClient pd.Client) *Owner {
 		gcManager:     gc.NewManager(pdClient),
 		lastTickTime:  time.Now(),
 		newChangefeed: newChangefeed,
+		logLimiter:    rate.NewLimiter(versionInconsistentLogRate, versionInconsistentLogRate),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -126,8 +132,6 @@ func (o *Owner) Tick(stdCtx context.Context, rawState orchestrator.ReactorState)
 	o.handleJobs()
 
 	if !o.clusterVersionConsistent(state.Captures) {
-		// sleep one second to avoid printing too much log
-		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 		return state, nil
 	}
 	// Owner should update GC safepoint before initializing changefeed, so
@@ -280,7 +284,9 @@ func (o *Owner) clusterVersionConsistent(captures map[model.CaptureID]*model.Cap
 	myVersion := version.ReleaseVersion
 	for _, capture := range captures {
 		if myVersion != capture.Version {
-			log.Warn("the capture version is different with the owner", zap.Reflect("capture", capture), zap.String("my-version", myVersion))
+			if o.logLimiter.Allow() {
+				log.Warn("the capture version is different with the owner", zap.Reflect("capture", capture), zap.String("owner-version", myVersion))
+			}
 			return false
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cdc/owner/owner_test.go b/cdc/owner/owner_test.go
index ceeaeb2fc3b..fe18e2e69a9 100644
--- a/cdc/owner/owner_test.go
+++ b/cdc/owner/owner_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func createOwner4Test(ctx cdcContext.Context, c *check.C) (*Owner, *orchestrator
 			return safePoint, nil
 		},
 	}
-	cf := NewOwner4Test(func(ctx cdcContext.Context, startTs uint64) (DDLPuller, error) {
+	owner := NewOwner4Test(func(ctx cdcContext.Context, startTs uint64) (DDLPuller, error) {
 		return &mockDDLPuller{resolvedTs: startTs - 1}, nil
 	}, func(ctx cdcContext.Context) (AsyncSink, error) {
 		return &mockAsyncSink{}, nil
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func createOwner4Test(ctx cdcContext.Context, c *check.C) (*Owner, *orchestrator
 	captureBytes, err := ctx.GlobalVars().CaptureInfo.Marshal()
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	tester.MustUpdate(cdcKey.String(), captureBytes)
-	return cf, state, tester
+	return owner, state, tester
 }
 
 func (s *ownerSuite) TestCreateRemoveChangefeed(c *check.C) {