diff --git a/bazel/ci/proto_targets.bzl b/bazel/ci/proto_targets.bzl
index a063744ca..94b9d62a0 100644
--- a/bazel/ci/proto_targets.bzl
+++ b/bazel/ci/proto_targets.bzl
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ def proto_targets():
         "//debugd/service:write_generated_protos",
         "//disk-mapper/recoverproto:write_generated_protos",
         "//keyservice/keyserviceproto:write_generated_protos",
+        "//internal/versions/components:write_generated_protos",
         "//upgrade-agent/upgradeproto:write_generated_protos",
         "//verify/verifyproto:write_generated_protos",
     ]
diff --git a/bootstrapper/initproto/BUILD.bazel b/bootstrapper/initproto/BUILD.bazel
index 5a93f21a3..17266bb84 100644
--- a/bootstrapper/initproto/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/bootstrapper/initproto/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ proto_library(
     name = "initproto_proto",
     srcs = ["init.proto"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["//internal/versions/components:components_proto"],
 )
 
 go_proto_library(
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ go_proto_library(
     importpath = "github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/bootstrapper/initproto",
     proto = ":initproto_proto",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["//internal/versions/components"],
 )
 
 go_library(
diff --git a/bootstrapper/initproto/init.pb.go b/bootstrapper/initproto/init.pb.go
index ee7fe6c32..089b06bbe 100644
--- a/bootstrapper/initproto/init.pb.go
+++ b/bootstrapper/initproto/init.pb.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package initproto
 
 import (
 	context "context"
+	components "github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/versions/components"
 	grpc "google.golang.org/grpc"
 	codes "google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	status "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@@ -29,16 +30,16 @@ type InitRequest struct {
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
-	KmsUri               string                 `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=kms_uri,json=kmsUri,proto3" json:"kms_uri,omitempty"`
-	StorageUri           string                 `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=storage_uri,json=storageUri,proto3" json:"storage_uri,omitempty"`
-	MeasurementSalt      []byte                 `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=measurement_salt,json=measurementSalt,proto3" json:"measurement_salt,omitempty"`
-	KubernetesVersion    string                 `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=kubernetes_version,json=kubernetesVersion,proto3" json:"kubernetes_version,omitempty"`
-	ConformanceMode      bool                   `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=conformance_mode,json=conformanceMode,proto3" json:"conformance_mode,omitempty"`
-	KubernetesComponents []*KubernetesComponent `protobuf:"bytes,7,rep,name=kubernetes_components,json=kubernetesComponents,proto3" json:"kubernetes_components,omitempty"`
-	InitSecret           []byte                 `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=init_secret,json=initSecret,proto3" json:"init_secret,omitempty"`
-	ClusterName          string                 `protobuf:"bytes,9,opt,name=cluster_name,json=clusterName,proto3" json:"cluster_name,omitempty"`
-	ApiserverCertSans    []string               `protobuf:"bytes,10,rep,name=apiserver_cert_sans,json=apiserverCertSans,proto3" json:"apiserver_cert_sans,omitempty"`
-	ServiceCidr          string                 `protobuf:"bytes,11,opt,name=service_cidr,json=serviceCidr,proto3" json:"service_cidr,omitempty"`
+	KmsUri               string                  `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=kms_uri,json=kmsUri,proto3" json:"kms_uri,omitempty"`
+	StorageUri           string                  `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=storage_uri,json=storageUri,proto3" json:"storage_uri,omitempty"`
+	MeasurementSalt      []byte                  `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=measurement_salt,json=measurementSalt,proto3" json:"measurement_salt,omitempty"`
+	KubernetesVersion    string                  `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=kubernetes_version,json=kubernetesVersion,proto3" json:"kubernetes_version,omitempty"`
+	ConformanceMode      bool                    `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=conformance_mode,json=conformanceMode,proto3" json:"conformance_mode,omitempty"`
+	KubernetesComponents []*components.Component `protobuf:"bytes,7,rep,name=kubernetes_components,json=kubernetesComponents,proto3" json:"kubernetes_components,omitempty"`
+	InitSecret           []byte                  `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=init_secret,json=initSecret,proto3" json:"init_secret,omitempty"`
+	ClusterName          string                  `protobuf:"bytes,9,opt,name=cluster_name,json=clusterName,proto3" json:"cluster_name,omitempty"`
+	ApiserverCertSans    []string                `protobuf:"bytes,10,rep,name=apiserver_cert_sans,json=apiserverCertSans,proto3" json:"apiserver_cert_sans,omitempty"`
+	ServiceCidr          string                  `protobuf:"bytes,11,opt,name=service_cidr,json=serviceCidr,proto3" json:"service_cidr,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *InitRequest) Reset() {
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func (x *InitRequest) GetConformanceMode() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (x *InitRequest) GetKubernetesComponents() []*KubernetesComponent {
+func (x *InitRequest) GetKubernetesComponents() []*components.Component {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.KubernetesComponents
 	}
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 }
 
 var (
@@ -558,15 +561,16 @@ func file_bootstrapper_initproto_init_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
 
 var file_bootstrapper_initproto_init_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 6)
 var file_bootstrapper_initproto_init_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
-	(*InitRequest)(nil),         // 0: init.InitRequest
-	(*InitResponse)(nil),        // 1: init.InitResponse
-	(*InitSuccessResponse)(nil), // 2: init.InitSuccessResponse
-	(*InitFailureResponse)(nil), // 3: init.InitFailureResponse
-	(*LogResponseType)(nil),     // 4: init.LogResponseType
-	(*KubernetesComponent)(nil), // 5: init.KubernetesComponent
+	(*InitRequest)(nil),          // 0: init.InitRequest
+	(*InitResponse)(nil),         // 1: init.InitResponse
+	(*InitSuccessResponse)(nil),  // 2: init.InitSuccessResponse
+	(*InitFailureResponse)(nil),  // 3: init.InitFailureResponse
+	(*LogResponseType)(nil),      // 4: init.LogResponseType
+	(*KubernetesComponent)(nil),  // 5: init.KubernetesComponent
+	(*components.Component)(nil), // 6: components.Component
 }
 var file_bootstrapper_initproto_init_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
-	5, // 0: init.InitRequest.kubernetes_components:type_name -> init.KubernetesComponent
+	6, // 0: init.InitRequest.kubernetes_components:type_name -> components.Component
 	2, // 1: init.InitResponse.init_success:type_name -> init.InitSuccessResponse
 	3, // 2: init.InitResponse.init_failure:type_name -> init.InitFailureResponse
 	4, // 3: init.InitResponse.log:type_name -> init.LogResponseType
diff --git a/bootstrapper/initproto/init.proto b/bootstrapper/initproto/init.proto
index 6beafc49f..0c1463681 100644
--- a/bootstrapper/initproto/init.proto
+++ b/bootstrapper/initproto/init.proto
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 
 package init;
 
+import "internal/versions/components/components.proto";
+
 option go_package = "github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/bootstrapper/initproto";
 
 service API {
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ message InitRequest {
   // ConformanceMode is a flag to indicate whether the cluster should be bootstrapped for Kubernetes conformance testing.
   bool conformance_mode = 6;
   // KubernetesComponents is a list of Kubernetes components to install.
-  repeated KubernetesComponent kubernetes_components = 7;
+  repeated components.Component kubernetes_components = 7;
   // InitSecret is a secret used to authenticate the initial bootstrapping node.
   bytes init_secret = 8;
   // ClusterName is the name of the cluster.
diff --git a/bootstrapper/internal/initserver/initserver.go b/bootstrapper/internal/initserver/initserver.go
index a4a74ee61..1c9d6c40a 100644
--- a/bootstrapper/internal/initserver/initserver.go
+++ b/bootstrapper/internal/initserver/initserver.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (s *Server) Init(req *initproto.InitRequest, stream initproto.API_InitServe
 		req.KubernetesVersion,
 		clusterName,
 		req.ConformanceMode,
-		components.NewComponentsFromInitProto(req.KubernetesComponents),
+		req.KubernetesComponents,
 		req.ApiserverCertSans,
 		req.ServiceCidr,
 		s.log,
diff --git a/bootstrapper/internal/joinclient/joinclient.go b/bootstrapper/internal/joinclient/joinclient.go
index a0b5c7f81..7f8857419 100644
--- a/bootstrapper/internal/joinclient/joinclient.go
+++ b/bootstrapper/internal/joinclient/joinclient.go
@@ -310,9 +310,8 @@ func (c *JoinClient) startNodeAndJoin(ticket *joinproto.IssueJoinTicketResponse,
 		Token:             ticket.Token,
 		CACertHashes:      []string{ticket.DiscoveryTokenCaCertHash},
 	}
-	k8sComponents := components.NewComponentsFromJoinProto(ticket.KubernetesComponents)
 
-	if err := c.joiner.JoinCluster(ctx, btd, c.role, k8sComponents, c.log); err != nil {
+	if err := c.joiner.JoinCluster(ctx, btd, c.role, ticket.KubernetesComponents, c.log); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("joining Kubernetes cluster: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/bootstrapper/internal/kubernetes/k8sapi/k8sutil.go b/bootstrapper/internal/kubernetes/k8sapi/k8sutil.go
index f2c527345..5f00f3e1e 100644
--- a/bootstrapper/internal/kubernetes/k8sapi/k8sutil.go
+++ b/bootstrapper/internal/kubernetes/k8sapi/k8sutil.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type Client interface {
 
 type componentsInstaller interface {
 	Install(
-		ctx context.Context, kubernetesComponent components.Component,
+		ctx context.Context, kubernetesComponent *components.Component,
 	) error
 }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func NewKubernetesUtil() *KubernetesUtil {
 func (k *KubernetesUtil) InstallComponents(ctx context.Context, kubernetesComponents components.Components) error {
 	for _, component := range kubernetesComponents {
 		if err := k.inst.Install(ctx, component); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("installing kubernetes component from URL %s: %w", component.URL, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("installing kubernetes component from URL %s: %w", component.Url, err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/bootstrapper/internal/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go b/bootstrapper/internal/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
index 68dbece58..4bc85af5f 100644
--- a/bootstrapper/internal/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/bootstrapper/internal/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func TestJoinCluster(t *testing.T) {
 
 	k8sComponents := components.Components{
 		{
-			URL:         "URL",
+			Url:         "URL",
 			Hash:        "Hash",
 			InstallPath: "InstallPath",
 			Extract:     true,
diff --git a/internal/constellation/applyinit.go b/internal/constellation/applyinit.go
index 37029131b..adccab89f 100644
--- a/internal/constellation/applyinit.go
+++ b/internal/constellation/applyinit.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (a *Applier) Init(
 		StorageUri:           uri.NoStoreURI,
 		MeasurementSalt:      payload.MeasurementSalt,
 		KubernetesVersion:    versions.VersionConfigs[payload.K8sVersion].ClusterVersion,
-		KubernetesComponents: versions.VersionConfigs[payload.K8sVersion].KubernetesComponents.ToInitProto(),
+		KubernetesComponents: versions.VersionConfigs[payload.K8sVersion].KubernetesComponents,
 		ConformanceMode:      payload.ConformanceMode,
 		InitSecret:           state.Infrastructure.InitSecret,
 		ClusterName:          state.Infrastructure.Name,
diff --git a/internal/installer/installer.go b/internal/installer/installer.go
index 9f01ec966..fcfae2e36 100644
--- a/internal/installer/installer.go
+++ b/internal/installer/installer.go
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ func NewOSInstaller() *OsInstaller {
 
 // Install downloads a resource from a URL, applies any given text transformations and extracts the resulting file if required.
 // The resulting file(s) are copied to the destination. It also verifies the sha256 hash of the downloaded file.
-func (i *OsInstaller) Install(ctx context.Context, kubernetesComponent components.Component) error {
-	tempPath, err := i.retryDownloadToTempDir(ctx, kubernetesComponent.URL)
+func (i *OsInstaller) Install(ctx context.Context, kubernetesComponent *components.Component) error {
+	tempPath, err := i.retryDownloadToTempDir(ctx, kubernetesComponent.Url)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (i *OsInstaller) Install(ctx context.Context, kubernetesComponent component
 		err = i.copy(tempPath, kubernetesComponent.InstallPath, executablePerm)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("installing from %q: copying to destination %q: %w", kubernetesComponent.URL, kubernetesComponent.InstallPath, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("installing from %q: copying to destination %q: %w", kubernetesComponent.Url, kubernetesComponent.InstallPath, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/installer/installer_test.go b/internal/installer/installer_test.go
index ad5b3a50a..91c6ab1c3 100644
--- a/internal/installer/installer_test.go
+++ b/internal/installer/installer_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 	serverURL := "http://server/path"
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
 		server      httpBufconnServer
-		component   components.Component
+		component   *components.Component
 		hash        string
 		destination string
 		extract     bool
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		"download works": {
 			server: newHTTPBufconnServerWithBody([]byte("file-contents")),
-			component: components.Component{
-				URL:         serverURL,
+			component: &components.Component{
+				Url:         serverURL,
 				Hash:        "sha256:f03779b36bece74893fd6533a67549675e21573eb0e288d87158738f9c24594e",
 				InstallPath: "/destination",
 			},
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"download with extract works": {
 			server: newHTTPBufconnServerWithBody(createTarGz([]byte("file-contents"), "/destination")),
-			component: components.Component{
-				URL:         serverURL,
+			component: &components.Component{
+				Url:         serverURL,
 				Hash:        "sha256:a52a1664ca0a6ec9790384e3d058852ab8b3a8f389a9113d150fdc6ab308d949",
 				InstallPath: "/prefix",
 				Extract:     true,
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"hash validation fails": {
 			server: newHTTPBufconnServerWithBody([]byte("file-contents")),
-			component: components.Component{
-				URL:         serverURL,
+			component: &components.Component{
+				Url:         serverURL,
 				Hash:        "sha256:abc",
 				InstallPath: "/destination",
 			},
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"download fails": {
 			server: newHTTPBufconnServer(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { w.WriteHeader(500) }),
-			component: components.Component{
-				URL:         serverURL,
+			component: &components.Component{
+				Url:         serverURL,
 				Hash:        "sha256:abc",
 				InstallPath: "/destination",
 			},
diff --git a/internal/versions/components/BUILD.bazel b/internal/versions/components/BUILD.bazel
index 4a84a666e..46f484e18 100644
--- a/internal/versions/components/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/versions/components/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//proto:def.bzl", "go_proto_library")
+load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "proto_library")
+load("//bazel/proto:rules.bzl", "write_go_proto_srcs")
 
 go_library(
     name = "components",
     srcs = ["components.go"],
+    embed = [":components_go_proto"],
     importpath = "github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/versions/components",
     visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
-    deps = [
-        "//bootstrapper/initproto",
-        "//joinservice/joinproto",
-    ],
+)
+
+proto_library(
+    name = "components_proto",
+    srcs = ["components.proto"],
+    visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
+)
+
+go_proto_library(
+    name = "components_go_proto",
+    importpath = "github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/versions/components",
+    proto = ":components_proto",
+    visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
+)
+
+write_go_proto_srcs(
+    name = "write_generated_protos",
+    src = "components.pb.go",
+    go_proto_library = ":components_go_proto",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
diff --git a/internal/versions/components/components.go b/internal/versions/components/components.go
index 122e66250..4f22eb870 100644
--- a/internal/versions/components/components.go
+++ b/internal/versions/components/components.go
@@ -11,63 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/bootstrapper/initproto"
-	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/joinservice/joinproto"
 )
 
-// Component is a Kubernetes component.
-type Component struct {
-	URL         string
-	Hash        string
-	InstallPath string
-	Extract     bool
-}
-
 // Components is a list of Kubernetes components.
-type Components []Component
-
-// NewComponentsFromInitProto converts a protobuf KubernetesVersion to Components.
-func NewComponentsFromInitProto(protoComponents []*initproto.KubernetesComponent) Components {
-	components := Components{}
-	for _, protoComponent := range protoComponents {
-		if protoComponent == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		components = append(components, Component{URL: protoComponent.Url, Hash: protoComponent.Hash, InstallPath: protoComponent.InstallPath, Extract: protoComponent.Extract})
-	}
-	return components
-}
-
-// NewComponentsFromJoinProto converts a protobuf KubernetesVersion to Components.
-func NewComponentsFromJoinProto(protoComponents []*joinproto.KubernetesComponent) Components {
-	components := Components{}
-	for _, protoComponent := range protoComponents {
-		if protoComponent == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		components = append(components, Component{URL: protoComponent.Url, Hash: protoComponent.Hash, InstallPath: protoComponent.InstallPath, Extract: protoComponent.Extract})
-	}
-	return components
-}
-
-// ToInitProto converts Components to a protobuf KubernetesVersion.
-func (c Components) ToInitProto() []*initproto.KubernetesComponent {
-	protoComponents := []*initproto.KubernetesComponent{}
-	for _, component := range c {
-		protoComponents = append(protoComponents, &initproto.KubernetesComponent{Url: component.URL, Hash: component.Hash, InstallPath: component.InstallPath, Extract: component.Extract})
-	}
-	return protoComponents
-}
-
-// ToJoinProto converts Components to a protobuf KubernetesVersion.
-func (c Components) ToJoinProto() []*joinproto.KubernetesComponent {
-	protoComponents := []*joinproto.KubernetesComponent{}
-	for _, component := range c {
-		protoComponents = append(protoComponents, &joinproto.KubernetesComponent{Url: component.URL, Hash: component.Hash, InstallPath: component.InstallPath, Extract: component.Extract})
-	}
-	return protoComponents
-}
+type Components []*Component
 
 // GetHash returns the hash over all component hashes.
 func (c Components) GetHash() string {
@@ -80,11 +27,11 @@ func (c Components) GetHash() string {
 }
 
 // GetKubeadmComponent returns the kubeadm component.
-func (c Components) GetKubeadmComponent() (Component, error) {
+func (c Components) GetKubeadmComponent() (*Component, error) {
 	for _, component := range c {
-		if strings.Contains(component.URL, "kubeadm") {
+		if strings.Contains(component.GetUrl(), "kubeadm") {
 			return component, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return Component{}, errors.New("kubeadm component not found")
+	return nil, errors.New("kubeadm component not found")
 }
diff --git a/internal/versions/components/components.pb.go b/internal/versions/components/components.pb.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e6ccc858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/versions/components/components.pb.go
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+// 	protoc-gen-go v1.31.0
+// 	protoc        v4.22.1
+// source: internal/versions/components/components.proto
+
+package components
+
+import (
+	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
+	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
+	reflect "reflect"
+	sync "sync"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(20 - protoimpl.MinVersion)
+	// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
+)
+
+type Component struct {
+	state         protoimpl.MessageState
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+
+	Url         string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=url,proto3" json:"url,omitempty"`
+	Hash        string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=hash,proto3" json:"hash,omitempty"`
+	InstallPath string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=install_path,json=installPath,proto3" json:"install_path,omitempty"`
+	Extract     bool   `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=extract,proto3" json:"extract,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (x *Component) Reset() {
+	*x = Component{}
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		mi := &file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_msgTypes[0]
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x *Component) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
+}
+
+func (*Component) ProtoMessage() {}
+
+func (x *Component) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
+	mi := &file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_msgTypes[0]
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
+			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+		}
+		return ms
+	}
+	return mi.MessageOf(x)
+}
+
+// Deprecated: Use Component.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
+func (*Component) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
+}
+
+func (x *Component) GetUrl() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Url
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *Component) GetHash() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Hash
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *Component) GetInstallPath() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.InstallPath
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *Component) GetExtract() bool {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Extract
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+var File_internal_versions_components_components_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
+
+var file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
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+	0x69, 0x74, 0x68, 0x75, 0x62, 0x2e, 0x63, 0x6f, 0x6d, 0x2f, 0x65, 0x64, 0x67, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x65,
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+	0x6e, 0x74, 0x73, 0x62, 0x06, 0x70, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x74, 0x6f, 0x33,
+}
+
+var (
+	file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDescOnce sync.Once
+	file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDescData = file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDesc
+)
+
+func file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
+	file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDescOnce.Do(func() {
+		file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDescData = protoimpl.X.CompressGZIP(file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDescData)
+	})
+	return file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDescData
+}
+
+var file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 1)
+var file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
+	(*Component)(nil), // 0: components.Component
+}
+var file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for field type_name
+}
+
+func init() { file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_init() }
+func file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_init() {
+	if File_internal_versions_components_components_proto != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+			switch v := v.(*Component); i {
+			case 0:
+				return &v.state
+			case 1:
+				return &v.sizeCache
+			case 2:
+				return &v.unknownFields
+			default:
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	type x struct{}
+	out := protoimpl.TypeBuilder{
+		File: protoimpl.DescBuilder{
+			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
+			RawDescriptor: file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDesc,
+			NumEnums:      0,
+			NumMessages:   1,
+			NumExtensions: 0,
+			NumServices:   0,
+		},
+		GoTypes:           file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_goTypes,
+		DependencyIndexes: file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_depIdxs,
+		MessageInfos:      file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_msgTypes,
+	}.Build()
+	File_internal_versions_components_components_proto = out.File
+	file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_rawDesc = nil
+	file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_goTypes = nil
+	file_internal_versions_components_components_proto_depIdxs = nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/versions/components/components.proto b/internal/versions/components/components.proto
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d86ef94d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/versions/components/components.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package components;
+
+option go_package = "github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/versions/components";
+
+// Component is a Kubernetes component to install.
+message Component {
+  // URL of the component. Usually, this would be an HTTP download link.
+  string url = 1;
+  // Hash contains the expected digest of the resource retrieved from the URL,
+  // in the format "<algo>:<hex-digest>".
+  string hash = 2;
+  // InstallPath is the path to install the component to.
+  string install_path = 3;
+  // Extract indicates whether the resource at above URL is an archive, such as
+  // a gzipped tarball, and should be extracted to the install_path.
+  bool extract = 4;
+}
diff --git a/internal/versions/hash-generator/generate.go b/internal/versions/hash-generator/generate.go
index 2df826860..b3701c4e0 100644
--- a/internal/versions/hash-generator/generate.go
+++ b/internal/versions/hash-generator/generate.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func main() {
 					continue
 				}
 				switch ident.Name {
-				case "URL":
+				case "Url":
 					url = kv
 				case "Hash":
 					hash = kv
diff --git a/internal/versions/versions.go b/internal/versions/versions.go
index 86b307552..5a1a6ce51 100644
--- a/internal/versions/versions.go
+++ b/internal/versions/versions.go
@@ -198,31 +198,31 @@ var VersionConfigs = map[ValidK8sVersion]KubernetesVersion{
 		ClusterVersion: "v1.26.11", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 		KubernetesComponents: components.Components{
 			{
-				URL:         "https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/releases/download/v1.3.0/cni-plugins-linux-amd64-v1.3.0.tgz", // renovate:cni-plugins-release
+				Url:         "https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/releases/download/v1.3.0/cni-plugins-linux-amd64-v1.3.0.tgz", // renovate:cni-plugins-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:754a71ed60a4bd08726c3af705a7d55ee3df03122b12e389fdba4bea35d7dd7e",
 				InstallPath: constants.CniPluginsDir,
 				Extract:     true,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/v1.28.0/crictl-v1.28.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz", // renovate:crictl-release
+				Url:         "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/v1.28.0/crictl-v1.28.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz", // renovate:crictl-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:8dc78774f7cbeaf787994d386eec663f0a3cf24de1ea4893598096cb39ef2508",
 				InstallPath: constants.BinDir,
 				Extract:     true,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.26.11/bin/linux/amd64/kubelet", // renovate:kubernetes-release
+				Url:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.26.11/bin/linux/amd64/kubelet", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:a62953f20fa9fedff50c6c5423e68981e3382d92cf04174d5bca5f4d084de0c5",
 				InstallPath: constants.KubeletPath,
 				Extract:     false,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.26.11/bin/linux/amd64/kubeadm", // renovate:kubernetes-release
+				Url:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.26.11/bin/linux/amd64/kubeadm", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:58f886e39e517ba1a92493f136e80f1b6ea9362966ad9d2accdf2133004161f2",
 				InstallPath: constants.KubeadmPath,
 				Extract:     false,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.26.11/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl", // renovate:kubernetes-release
+				Url:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.26.11/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:27c34a0870230d9dd723e1e01114634e396cd2a3d25ced263b769a4bd53e4edd",
 				InstallPath: constants.KubectlPath,
 				Extract:     false,
@@ -249,31 +249,31 @@ var VersionConfigs = map[ValidK8sVersion]KubernetesVersion{
 		ClusterVersion: "v1.27.8", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 		KubernetesComponents: components.Components{
 			{
-				URL:         "https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/releases/download/v1.3.0/cni-plugins-linux-amd64-v1.3.0.tgz", // renovate:cni-plugins-release
+				Url:         "https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/releases/download/v1.3.0/cni-plugins-linux-amd64-v1.3.0.tgz", // renovate:cni-plugins-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:754a71ed60a4bd08726c3af705a7d55ee3df03122b12e389fdba4bea35d7dd7e",
 				InstallPath: constants.CniPluginsDir,
 				Extract:     true,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/v1.28.0/crictl-v1.28.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz", // renovate:crictl-release
+				Url:         "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/v1.28.0/crictl-v1.28.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz", // renovate:crictl-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:8dc78774f7cbeaf787994d386eec663f0a3cf24de1ea4893598096cb39ef2508",
 				InstallPath: constants.BinDir,
 				Extract:     true,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.27.8/bin/linux/amd64/kubelet", // renovate:kubernetes-release
+				Url:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.27.8/bin/linux/amd64/kubelet", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:2e0557b38c5b9a1263eed25a0b84d741453ed9c0c7bd916f80eadaf7edfb7784",
 				InstallPath: constants.KubeletPath,
 				Extract:     false,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.27.8/bin/linux/amd64/kubeadm", // renovate:kubernetes-release
+				Url:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.27.8/bin/linux/amd64/kubeadm", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:f8864769b8b2d7a14f53eb983f23317ff14d68ab76aba71e9de17ce84c38d4eb",
 				InstallPath: constants.KubeadmPath,
 				Extract:     false,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.27.8/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl", // renovate:kubernetes-release
+				Url:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.27.8/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:027b3161e99fa0a7fa529e8f17f73ee2c0807c81c721ca7cf307f6b41c17bc57",
 				InstallPath: constants.KubectlPath,
 				Extract:     false,
@@ -300,31 +300,31 @@ var VersionConfigs = map[ValidK8sVersion]KubernetesVersion{
 		ClusterVersion: "v1.28.4", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 		KubernetesComponents: components.Components{
 			{
-				URL:         "https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/releases/download/v1.3.0/cni-plugins-linux-amd64-v1.3.0.tgz", // renovate:cni-plugins-release
+				Url:         "https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/releases/download/v1.3.0/cni-plugins-linux-amd64-v1.3.0.tgz", // renovate:cni-plugins-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:754a71ed60a4bd08726c3af705a7d55ee3df03122b12e389fdba4bea35d7dd7e",
 				InstallPath: constants.CniPluginsDir,
 				Extract:     true,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/v1.28.0/crictl-v1.28.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz", // renovate:crictl-release
+				Url:         "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/v1.28.0/crictl-v1.28.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz", // renovate:crictl-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:8dc78774f7cbeaf787994d386eec663f0a3cf24de1ea4893598096cb39ef2508",
 				InstallPath: constants.BinDir,
 				Extract:     true,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.28.4/bin/linux/amd64/kubelet", // renovate:kubernetes-release
+				Url:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.28.4/bin/linux/amd64/kubelet", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:db2a473b73c3754d4011590f2f0aa877657608499590c6b0f8b40bec96a3e9ba",
 				InstallPath: constants.KubeletPath,
 				Extract:     false,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.28.4/bin/linux/amd64/kubeadm", // renovate:kubernetes-release
+				Url:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.28.4/bin/linux/amd64/kubeadm", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:b4d2531b7cddf782f59555436bc098485b5fa6c05afccdeecf0d62d21d84f5bd",
 				InstallPath: constants.KubeadmPath,
 				Extract:     false,
 			},
 			{
-				URL:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.28.4/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl", // renovate:kubernetes-release
+				Url:         "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.28.4/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl", // renovate:kubernetes-release
 				Hash:        "sha256:893c92053adea6edbbd4e959c871f5c21edce416988f968bec565d115383f7b8",
 				InstallPath: constants.KubectlPath,
 				Extract:     false,
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ var VersionConfigs = map[ValidK8sVersion]KubernetesVersion{
 	},
 }
 
-// KubernetesVersion bundles download URLs to all version-releated binaries necessary for installing/deploying a particular Kubernetes version.
+// KubernetesVersion bundles download Urls to all version-releated binaries necessary for installing/deploying a particular Kubernetes version.
 type KubernetesVersion struct {
 	ClusterVersion                       string
 	KubernetesComponents                 components.Components
diff --git a/joinservice/internal/server/server.go b/joinservice/internal/server/server.go
index 9f3f149e4..b65383d41 100644
--- a/joinservice/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/joinservice/internal/server/server.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (s *Server) IssueJoinTicket(ctx context.Context, req *joinproto.IssueJoinTi
 		DiscoveryTokenCaCertHash: kubeArgs.CACertHashes[0],
 		KubeletCert:              kubeletCert,
 		ControlPlaneFiles:        controlPlaneFiles,
-		KubernetesComponents:     components.ToJoinProto(),
+		KubernetesComponents:     components,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/joinservice/internal/server/server_test.go b/joinservice/internal/server/server_test.go
index 6dfa93271..ec6c2dba3 100644
--- a/joinservice/internal/server/server_test.go
+++ b/joinservice/internal/server/server_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestIssueJoinTicket(t *testing.T) {
 
 	clusterComponents := components.Components{
 		{
-			URL:         "URL",
+			Url:         "URL",
 			Hash:        "hash",
 			InstallPath: "install-path",
 			Extract:     true,
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func TestIssueJoinTicket(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(tc.kubeadm.token.CACertHashes[0], resp.DiscoveryTokenCaCertHash)
 			assert.Equal(tc.kubeadm.token.Token, resp.Token)
 			assert.Equal(tc.ca.cert, resp.KubeletCert)
-			assert.Equal(tc.kubeClient.getComponentsVal.ToJoinProto(), resp.KubernetesComponents)
+			assert.Equal(tc.kubeClient.getComponentsVal, resp.KubernetesComponents)
 			assert.Equal(tc.ca.nodeName, tc.kubeClient.joiningNodeName)
 			assert.Equal(tc.kubeClient.getK8sComponentsRefFromNodeVersionCRDVal, tc.kubeClient.componentsRef)
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (f stubCA) GetNodeNameFromCSR(_ []byte) (string, error) {
 }
 
 type stubKubeClient struct {
-	getComponentsVal components.Components
+	getComponentsVal []*components.Component
 	getComponentsErr error
 
 	getK8sComponentsRefFromNodeVersionCRDErr error
diff --git a/joinservice/joinproto/BUILD.bazel b/joinservice/joinproto/BUILD.bazel
index 23fd6d605..bf0f3d7b9 100644
--- a/joinservice/joinproto/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/joinservice/joinproto/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ proto_library(
     name = "joinproto_proto",
     srcs = ["join.proto"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["//internal/versions/components:components_proto"],
 )
 
 go_proto_library(
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ go_proto_library(
     importpath = "github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/joinservice/joinproto",
     proto = ":joinproto_proto",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["//internal/versions/components"],
 )
 
 go_library(
diff --git a/joinservice/joinproto/join.pb.go b/joinservice/joinproto/join.pb.go
index f2478f878..913b95075 100644
--- a/joinservice/joinproto/join.pb.go
+++ b/joinservice/joinproto/join.pb.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package joinproto
 
 import (
 	context "context"
+	components "github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/versions/components"
 	grpc "google.golang.org/grpc"
 	codes "google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	status "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ type IssueJoinTicketResponse struct {
 	DiscoveryTokenCaCertHash string                   `protobuf:"bytes,7,opt,name=discovery_token_ca_cert_hash,json=discoveryTokenCaCertHash,proto3" json:"discovery_token_ca_cert_hash,omitempty"`
 	ControlPlaneFiles        []*ControlPlaneCertOrKey `protobuf:"bytes,8,rep,name=control_plane_files,json=controlPlaneFiles,proto3" json:"control_plane_files,omitempty"`
 	KubernetesVersion        string                   `protobuf:"bytes,9,opt,name=kubernetes_version,json=kubernetesVersion,proto3" json:"kubernetes_version,omitempty"`
-	KubernetesComponents     []*KubernetesComponent   `protobuf:"bytes,10,rep,name=kubernetes_components,json=kubernetesComponents,proto3" json:"kubernetes_components,omitempty"`
+	KubernetesComponents     []*components.Component  `protobuf:"bytes,10,rep,name=kubernetes_components,json=kubernetesComponents,proto3" json:"kubernetes_components,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *IssueJoinTicketResponse) Reset() {
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ func (x *IssueJoinTicketResponse) GetKubernetesVersion() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (x *IssueJoinTicketResponse) GetKubernetesComponents() []*KubernetesComponent {
+func (x *IssueJoinTicketResponse) GetKubernetesComponents() []*components.Component {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.KubernetesComponents
 	}
@@ -363,164 +364,88 @@ func (x *IssueRejoinTicketResponse) GetMeasurementSecret() []byte {
 	return nil
 }
 
-type KubernetesComponent struct {
-	state         protoimpl.MessageState
-	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
-	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
-
-	Url         string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=url,proto3" json:"url,omitempty"`
-	Hash        string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=hash,proto3" json:"hash,omitempty"`
-	InstallPath string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=install_path,json=installPath,proto3" json:"install_path,omitempty"`
-	Extract     bool   `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=extract,proto3" json:"extract,omitempty"`
-}
-
-func (x *KubernetesComponent) Reset() {
-	*x = KubernetesComponent{}
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_msgTypes[5]
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-	}
-}
-
-func (x *KubernetesComponent) String() string {
-	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
-}
-
-func (*KubernetesComponent) ProtoMessage() {}
-
-func (x *KubernetesComponent) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
-	mi := &file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_msgTypes[5]
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
-			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-		}
-		return ms
-	}
-	return mi.MessageOf(x)
-}
-
-// Deprecated: Use KubernetesComponent.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
-func (*KubernetesComponent) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{5}
-}
-
-func (x *KubernetesComponent) GetUrl() string {
-	if x != nil {
-		return x.Url
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (x *KubernetesComponent) GetHash() string {
-	if x != nil {
-		return x.Hash
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (x *KubernetesComponent) GetInstallPath() string {
-	if x != nil {
-		return x.InstallPath
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (x *KubernetesComponent) GetExtract() bool {
-	if x != nil {
-		return x.Extract
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
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 }
 
 var (
@@ -535,18 +460,18 @@ func file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
 	return file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_rawDescData
 }
 
-var file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 6)
+var file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 5)
 var file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
 	(*IssueJoinTicketRequest)(nil),    // 0: join.IssueJoinTicketRequest
 	(*IssueJoinTicketResponse)(nil),   // 1: join.IssueJoinTicketResponse
 	(*ControlPlaneCertOrKey)(nil),     // 2: join.control_plane_cert_or_key
 	(*IssueRejoinTicketRequest)(nil),  // 3: join.IssueRejoinTicketRequest
 	(*IssueRejoinTicketResponse)(nil), // 4: join.IssueRejoinTicketResponse
-	(*KubernetesComponent)(nil),       // 5: join.KubernetesComponent
+	(*components.Component)(nil),      // 5: components.Component
 }
 var file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	2, // 0: join.IssueJoinTicketResponse.control_plane_files:type_name -> join.control_plane_cert_or_key
-	5, // 1: join.IssueJoinTicketResponse.kubernetes_components:type_name -> join.KubernetesComponent
+	5, // 1: join.IssueJoinTicketResponse.kubernetes_components:type_name -> components.Component
 	0, // 2: join.API.IssueJoinTicket:input_type -> join.IssueJoinTicketRequest
 	3, // 3: join.API.IssueRejoinTicket:input_type -> join.IssueRejoinTicketRequest
 	1, // 4: join.API.IssueJoinTicket:output_type -> join.IssueJoinTicketResponse
@@ -624,18 +549,6 @@ func file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_init() {
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
-		file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_msgTypes[5].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
-			switch v := v.(*KubernetesComponent); i {
-			case 0:
-				return &v.state
-			case 1:
-				return &v.sizeCache
-			case 2:
-				return &v.unknownFields
-			default:
-				return nil
-			}
-		}
 	}
 	type x struct{}
 	out := protoimpl.TypeBuilder{
@@ -643,7 +556,7 @@ func file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_init() {
 			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
 			RawDescriptor: file_joinservice_joinproto_join_proto_rawDesc,
 			NumEnums:      0,
-			NumMessages:   6,
+			NumMessages:   5,
 			NumExtensions: 0,
 			NumServices:   1,
 		},
diff --git a/joinservice/joinproto/join.proto b/joinservice/joinproto/join.proto
index 9328fd912..2a910a039 100644
--- a/joinservice/joinproto/join.proto
+++ b/joinservice/joinproto/join.proto
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 
 package join;
 
+import "internal/versions/components/components.proto";
+
 option go_package = "github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/joinservice/joinproto";
 
 service API {
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ message IssueJoinTicketResponse {
   // kubernetes_version is the Kubernetes version to install on the node.
   string kubernetes_version = 9;
   // kubernetes_components is a list of components to install on the node.
-  repeated KubernetesComponent kubernetes_components = 10;
+  repeated components.Component kubernetes_components = 10;
 }
 
 message control_plane_cert_or_key {
@@ -64,15 +66,3 @@ message IssueRejoinTicketResponse {
   // This value is NOT persisted on the state disk.
   bytes measurement_secret = 2;
 }
-
-// Discuss if we want to import the init proto instead of duplicating it
-message KubernetesComponent {
-  // url to download the component from.
-  string url = 1;
-  // hash of the component.
-  string hash = 2;
-  // install_path is the path to install the component to.
-  string install_path = 3;
-  // extract indicates whether the component is an archive and needs to be extracted.
-  bool extract = 4;
-}
diff --git a/operators/constellation-node-operator/controllers/nodeversion_controller.go b/operators/constellation-node-operator/controllers/nodeversion_controller.go
index 11f828d2f..ce73f58fe 100644
--- a/operators/constellation-node-operator/controllers/nodeversion_controller.go
+++ b/operators/constellation-node-operator/controllers/nodeversion_controller.go
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func (r *NodeVersionReconciler) tryStartClusterVersionUpgrade(ctx context.Contex
 	}
 
 	// 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, kubeadm.Url, kubeadm.Hash, nodeVersion.Spec.KubernetesClusterVersion); err != nil {
 		log.FromContext(ctx).Error(err, "Unable to upgrade cluster")
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/upgrade-agent/internal/server/server.go b/upgrade-agent/internal/server/server.go
index c59a634f3..d0a2ecced 100644
--- a/upgrade-agent/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/upgrade-agent/internal/server/server.go
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ func prepareUpdate(ctx context.Context, installer osInstaller, updateRequest *up
 	}
 
 	// download & install the kubeadm binary
-	return installer.Install(ctx, components.Component{
-		URL:         updateRequest.KubeadmUrl,
+	return installer.Install(ctx, &components.Component{
+		Url:         updateRequest.KubeadmUrl,
 		Hash:        updateRequest.KubeadmHash,
 		InstallPath: constants.KubeadmPath,
 		Extract:     false,
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func verifyVersion(version string) error {
 
 type osInstaller interface {
 	// Install downloads, installs and verifies the kubernetes component.
-	Install(ctx context.Context, kubernetesComponent components.Component) error
+	Install(ctx context.Context, kubernetesComponent *components.Component) error
 }
 
 type serveStopper interface {
diff --git a/upgrade-agent/internal/server/server_test.go b/upgrade-agent/internal/server/server_test.go
index c39a5576c..f441900cb 100644
--- a/upgrade-agent/internal/server/server_test.go
+++ b/upgrade-agent/internal/server/server_test.go
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ type stubOsInstaller struct {
 	InstallErr error
 }
 
-func (s stubOsInstaller) Install(_ context.Context, _ components.Component) error {
+func (s stubOsInstaller) Install(_ context.Context, _ *components.Component) error {
 	return s.InstallErr
 }