diff --git a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
index 4c5742fb546..4097cd75311 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
@@ -440,6 +440,51 @@ case ${JOB_NAME} in
           ${GCE_PARALLEL_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_PARALLEL_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           )"}
     ;;
+
+  kubernetes-upgrade-gke-step1-deploy)
+    : ${DOGFOOD_GCLOUD:="true"}
+    : ${GKE_API_ENDPOINT:="https://test-container.sandbox.googleapis.com/"}
+    : ${E2E_CLUSTER_NAME:="gke-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_NETWORK:="gke-upgrade"}
+    : ${JENKINS_USE_RELEASE_TARS:=y}
+    : ${PROJECT:="kubernetes-jenkins-gke-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_UP:="true"}
+    : ${E2E_TEST:="false"}
+    : ${E2E_DOWN:="false"}
+    ;;
+
+  kubernetes-upgrade-gke-step2-upgrade)
+    : ${DOGFOOD_GCLOUD:="true"}
+    : ${GKE_API_ENDPOINT:="https://test-container.sandbox.googleapis.com/"}
+    : ${E2E_CLUSTER_NAME:="gke-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_NETWORK:="gke-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_OPT:="--check_version_skew=false"}
+    : ${JENKINS_FORCE_GET_TARS:=y}
+    : ${JENKINS_USE_RELEASE_TARS:=n}
+    : ${PROJECT:="kubernetes-jenkins-gke-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_UP:="false"}
+    : ${E2E_TEST:="true"}
+    : ${E2E_DOWN:="false"}
+    : ${GINKGO_TEST_ARGS:="--ginkgo.focus=Skipped.*Cluster\supgrade.*upgrade-cluster"}
+    ;;
+  kubernetes-upgrade-gke-step3-e2e)
+    : ${DOGFOOD_GCLOUD:="true"}
+    : ${GKE_API_ENDPOINT:="https://test-container.sandbox.googleapis.com/"}
+    : ${E2E_CLUSTER_NAME:="gke-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_NETWORK:="gke-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_OPT:="--check_version_skew=false"}
+    : ${PROJECT:="kubernetes-jenkins-gke-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_UP:="false"}
+    : ${E2E_TEST:="true"}
+    : ${E2E_DOWN:="true"}
+    : ${GINKGO_TEST_ARGS:="--ginkgo.skip=$(join_regex_allow_empty \
+          ${GKE_REQUIRED_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GKE_REQUIRED_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
+          ${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
+          ${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]}} \
+          )"}
+
+    ;;
+
 esac
 
 # AWS variables