diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/upgradeapply.go b/cli/internal/cmd/upgradeapply.go
index 7c9d42aaf..c2bd7321f 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/upgradeapply.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/upgradeapply.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/cli/internal/cloudcmd"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/cli/internal/helm"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/attestation/measurements"
+	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/cloud/cloudprovider"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/compatibility"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/config"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/file"
@@ -80,23 +81,27 @@ func (u *upgradeApplyCmd) upgradeApply(cmd *cobra.Command, fileHandler file.Hand
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = u.handleServiceUpgrade(cmd, conf, flags)
-	upgradeErr := &compatibility.InvalidUpgradeError{}
-	switch {
-	case errors.As(err, &upgradeErr):
-		cmd.PrintErrln(err)
-	case err != nil:
-		return fmt.Errorf("upgrading services: %w", err)
-	}
+	if conf.GetProvider() == cloudprovider.Azure || conf.GetProvider() == cloudprovider.GCP {
+		err = u.handleServiceUpgrade(cmd, conf, flags)
+		upgradeErr := &compatibility.InvalidUpgradeError{}
+		switch {
+		case errors.As(err, &upgradeErr):
+			cmd.PrintErrln(err)
+		case err != nil:
+			return fmt.Errorf("upgrading services: %w", err)
+		}
 
-	err = u.upgrader.UpgradeNodeVersion(cmd.Context(), conf)
-	switch {
-	case errors.Is(err, cloudcmd.ErrInProgress):
-		cmd.PrintErrln("Skipping image & Kubernetes upgrades. Another upgrade is in progress")
-	case errors.As(err, &upgradeErr):
-		cmd.PrintErrln(err)
-	case err != nil:
-		return fmt.Errorf("upgrading NodeVersion: %w", err)
+		err = u.upgrader.UpgradeNodeVersion(cmd.Context(), conf)
+		switch {
+		case errors.Is(err, cloudcmd.ErrInProgress):
+			cmd.PrintErrln("Skipping image and Kubernetes upgrades. Another upgrade is in progress.")
+		case errors.As(err, &upgradeErr):
+			cmd.PrintErrln(err)
+		case err != nil:
+			return fmt.Errorf("upgrading NodeVersion: %w", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		cmd.PrintErrln("WARNING: Skipping service and image upgrades, which are currently only supported for Azure and GCP.")
 	}
 
 	// If an image upgrade was just executed there won't be a diff. The function will return nil in that case.
diff --git a/docs/docs/workflows/upgrade.md b/docs/docs/workflows/upgrade.md
index 7022733a1..fab74612c 100644
--- a/docs/docs/workflows/upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/docs/workflows/upgrade.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ You configure the desired versions in your local Constellation configuration and
 To learn about available versions you use the `upgrade check` command.
 Which versions are available depends on the CLI version you are using.
 
+:::caution
+
+Upgrades arent't yet implemented for AWS. If you require this feature, [let us know](https://github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=feature_request.md)!
+
+:::
+
 ## Update the CLI
 
 Each CLI comes with a set of supported microservice and Kubernetes versions.