diff --git a/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_start-airflow.svg b/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_start-airflow.svg
index 286eefb8fe5b4..66757b5b0ca97 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_start-airflow.svg
+++ b/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_start-airflow.svg
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
│--skip-assets-compilationSkips compilation of assets when starting airflow even if the content of www changed │
│(mutually exclusive with --dev-mode). │
│--dev-modeStarts api-server in dev mode (assets are always recompiled in this case when starting)│
-│(mutually exclusive with --skip-assets-compilation). │
+│(mutually exclusive with --skip-assets-compilation and --use-airflow-version). │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ Build CI image (before entering shell) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│--force-buildForce image build no matter if it is determined as needed.│
diff --git a/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_start-airflow.txt b/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_start-airflow.txt
index b20c774a1b108..2eabe2c3e6f67 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_start-airflow.txt
+++ b/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_start-airflow.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0e0e91f58cc936fdc0c2f2621f23fb3e
+6de827b3ac600a7b488313a094d227a0
diff --git a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/developer_commands.py b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/developer_commands.py
index 71ab14516b6fa..a32cf74ec2a9e 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/developer_commands.py
+++ b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/developer_commands.py
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def shell(
@click.option(
"--dev-mode",
help="Starts api-server in dev mode (assets are always recompiled in this case when starting) "
- "(mutually exclusive with --skip-assets-compilation).",
+ "(mutually exclusive with --skip-assets-compilation and --use-airflow-version).",
is_flag=True,
)
@click.option(
@@ -628,6 +628,14 @@ def start_airflow(
)
skip_assets_compilation = True
+ if dev_mode and use_airflow_version:
+ get_console().print(
+ "[error]You cannot set Airflow version in dev mode! Consider switching to the respective "
+ "version branch if you need to use --dev-mode on a different Airflow version! \nExiting!!"
+ )
+
+ sys.exit(1)
+
# Automatically enable file polling for hot reloading under WSL
if dev_mode and is_wsl():
os.environ["CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING"] = "true"