diff --git a/operators/constellation-node-operator/controllers/nodeversion_controller.go b/operators/constellation-node-operator/controllers/nodeversion_controller.go
index ce73f58fe..c48bbc3ee 100644
--- a/operators/constellation-node-operator/controllers/nodeversion_controller.go
+++ b/operators/constellation-node-operator/controllers/nodeversion_controller.go
@@ -358,14 +358,8 @@ func (r *NodeVersionReconciler) tryStartClusterVersionUpgrade(ctx context.Contex
 
 	log.FromContext(ctx).Info("Starting cluster upgrade", "clusterVersion", nodeVersion.Spec.KubernetesClusterVersion)
 
-	kubeadm, err := clusterComponents.GetKubeadmComponent()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.FromContext(ctx).Error(err, "Unable to get kubeadm component")
-		return
-	}
-
 	// talk to the upgrade-agent to start the upgrade
-	if err := r.Upgrade(ctx, kubeadm.Url, kubeadm.Hash, nodeVersion.Spec.KubernetesClusterVersion); err != nil {
+	if err := r.Upgrade(ctx, clusterComponents.GetUpgradableComponents(), nodeVersion.Spec.KubernetesClusterVersion); err != nil {
 		log.FromContext(ctx).Error(err, "Unable to upgrade cluster")
 		return
 	}
@@ -935,7 +929,7 @@ type etcdRemover interface {
 
 type clusterUpgrader interface {
 	// UpgradeCluster upgrades the cluster to the specified version.
-	Upgrade(ctx context.Context, KubeadmURL, KubeadmHash, WantedKubernetesVersion string) error
+	Upgrade(ctx context.Context, kubernetesComponents components.Components, WantedKubernetesVersion string) error
 }
 
 type kubernetesServerVersionGetter interface {
diff --git a/operators/constellation-node-operator/internal/upgrade/BUILD.bazel b/operators/constellation-node-operator/internal/upgrade/BUILD.bazel
index 1570672df..dd08f4f6d 100644
--- a/operators/constellation-node-operator/internal/upgrade/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/operators/constellation-node-operator/internal/upgrade/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//operators/constellation-node-operator:__subpackages__"],
     deps = [
         "//internal/constants",
+        "//internal/versions/components",
         "//upgrade-agent/upgradeproto",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//:go_default_library",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//credentials/insecure",
diff --git a/operators/constellation-node-operator/internal/upgrade/upgrade.go b/operators/constellation-node-operator/internal/upgrade/upgrade.go
index ac35741f7..180ab7ec2 100644
--- a/operators/constellation-node-operator/internal/upgrade/upgrade.go
+++ b/operators/constellation-node-operator/internal/upgrade/upgrade.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 
 	mainconstants "github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/constants"
+	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/versions/components"
 
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/upgrade-agent/upgradeproto"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ func NewClient() *Client {
 }
 
 // Upgrade upgrades the Constellation node to the given Kubernetes version.
-func (c *Client) Upgrade(ctx context.Context, KubeadmURL, KubeadmHash, WantedKubernetesVersion string) error {
+func (c *Client) Upgrade(ctx context.Context, kubernetesComponents components.Components, WantedKubernetesVersion string) error {
 	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, mainconstants.UpgradeAgentMountPath, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
 		grpc.WithContextDialer(
 			func(ctx context.Context, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
@@ -43,11 +44,24 @@ func (c *Client) Upgrade(ctx context.Context, KubeadmURL, KubeadmHash, WantedKub
 	}
 	defer conn.Close()
 
+	// While we're transitioning between version 2.13 and 2.14, we need to
+	// expect an upgrade-agent that does not yet understand the
+	// KubernetesComponents proto field. Therefore, we pass the kubeadm
+	// component twice: once via KubeadmUrl/KubeadmHash, once as part of the
+	// kubernetesComponents argument.
+	kubeadm, err := kubernetesComponents.GetKubeadmComponent()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected a kubeadm Component: %w", err)
+	}
 	protoClient := upgradeproto.NewUpdateClient(conn)
 	_, err = protoClient.ExecuteUpdate(ctx, &upgradeproto.ExecuteUpdateRequest{
-		KubeadmUrl:              KubeadmURL,
-		KubeadmHash:             KubeadmHash,
+		// TODO(burgerdev): remove these fields after releasing 2.14.
+		// %< ---------------------------------
+		KubeadmUrl:  kubeadm.Url,
+		KubeadmHash: kubeadm.Hash,
+		// %< ---------------------------------
 		WantedKubernetesVersion: WantedKubernetesVersion,
+		KubernetesComponents:    kubernetesComponents,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute update: %w", err)