diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 3ed5b83e127..2b09250ea34 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -2241,6 +2241,9 @@ function start-kube-controller-manager {
   if [[ -n "${FEATURE_GATES:-}" ]]; then
     params+=("--feature-gates=${FEATURE_GATES}")
   fi
+  if [[ -n "${KUBE_EMULATED_VERSION:-}" ]]; then
+    params+=("--emulated-version=kube=${KUBE_EMULATED_VERSION}")
+  fi
   if [[ -n "${VOLUME_PLUGIN_DIR:-}" ]]; then
     params+=("--flex-volume-plugin-dir=${VOLUME_PLUGIN_DIR}")
   fi
@@ -2454,6 +2457,9 @@ function start-kube-scheduler {
   if [[ -n "${FEATURE_GATES:-}" ]]; then
     params+=("--feature-gates=${FEATURE_GATES}")
   fi
+  if [[ -n "${KUBE_EMULATED_VERSION:-}" ]]; then
+    params+=("--emulated-version=kube=${KUBE_EMULATED_VERSION}")
+  fi
 
   # Scheduler Component Config takes precedence over some flags.
   if [[ -n "${KUBE_SCHEDULER_CONFIG:-}" ]]; then