diff --git a/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/execution_time/task_runner.py b/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/execution_time/task_runner.py
index e26344a81e573..8f7895b49c4c0 100644
--- a/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/execution_time/task_runner.py
+++ b/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/execution_time/task_runner.py
@@ -1761,11 +1761,19 @@ def finalize(
 
     if getattr(ti.task, "overwrite_rtif_after_execution", False):
         log.debug("Overwriting Rendered template fields.")
-        if ti.task.template_fields:
-            try:
-                SUPERVISOR_COMMS.send(SetRenderedFields(rendered_fields=_serialize_rendered_fields(ti.task)))
-            except Exception:
-                log.exception("Failed to set rendered fields during finalization", ti=ti, task=ti.task)
+        # Only update RTIF for terminal states. RTIF table doesn't have try_number column,
+        # so intermediate states (UP_FOR_RETRY, UP_FOR_RESCHEDULE, DEFERRED) would just
+        # overwrite each other. We only store the terminal state attempt's rendered fields.
+        if state in (TaskInstanceState.SUCCESS, TaskInstanceState.FAILED, TaskInstanceState.SKIPPED):
+            if ti.task.template_fields:
+                try:
+                    SUPERVISOR_COMMS.send(SetRenderedFields(rendered_fields=_serialize_rendered_fields(ti.task)))
+                except Exception:
+                    log.exception(
+                        "Failed to set rendered fields during finalization",
+                        task_id=ti.task_id,
+                        dag_id=ti.dag_id,
+                    )
 
     log.debug("Running finalizers", ti=ti)
     if state == TaskInstanceState.SUCCESS: