diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/cloud.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/cloud.go
index cdb2d095064..502443d61e7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/cloud.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/cloud.go
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ type Interface interface {
 	Instances() (Instances, bool)
 	// InstancesV2 is an implementation for instances and should only be implemented by external cloud providers.
 	// Implementing InstancesV2 is behaviorally identical to Instances but is optimized to significantly reduce
-	// API calls to the cloud provider when registering and syncing nodes.
-	// Also returns true if the interface is supported, false otherwise.
-	// WARNING: InstancesV2 is an experimental interface and is subject to change in v1.20.
+	// API calls to the cloud provider when registering and syncing nodes. Implementation of this interface will
+	// disable calls to the Zones interface. Also returns true if the interface is supported, false otherwise.
 	InstancesV2() (InstancesV2, bool)
 	// Zones returns a zones interface. Also returns true if the interface is supported, false otherwise.
+	// DEPRECATED: Zones is deprecated in favor of retrieving zone/region information from InstancesV2.
+	// This interface will not be called if InstancesV2 is enabled.
 	Zones() (Zones, bool)
 	// Clusters returns a clusters interface.  Also returns true if the interface is supported, false otherwise.
 	Clusters() (Clusters, bool)
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ type Instances interface {
 
 // InstancesV2 is an abstract, pluggable interface for cloud provider instances.
 // Unlike the Instances interface, it is designed for external cloud providers and should only be used by them.
-// WARNING: InstancesV2 is an experimental interface and is subject to change in v1.20.
+// Implementation of this interface will disable calls to the Zones interface.
 type InstancesV2 interface {
 	// InstanceExists returns true if the instance for the given node exists according to the cloud provider.
 	// Use the node.name or node.spec.providerID field to find the node in the cloud provider.
@@ -203,8 +204,10 @@ type InstancesV2 interface {
 	// Use the node.name or node.spec.providerID field to find the node in the cloud provider.
 	InstanceShutdown(ctx context.Context, node *v1.Node) (bool, error)
 	// InstanceMetadata returns the instance's metadata. The values returned in InstanceMetadata are
-	// translated into specific fields in the Node object on registration.
-	// Use the node.name or node.spec.providerID field to find the node in the cloud provider.
+	// translated into specific fields and labels in the Node object on registration.
+	// Implementations should always check node.spec.providerID first when trying to discover the instance
+	// for a given node. In cases where node.spec.providerID is empty, implementations can use other
+	// properties of the node like its name, labels and annotations.
 	InstanceMetadata(ctx context.Context, node *v1.Node) (*InstanceMetadata, error)
 }
 
@@ -250,6 +253,8 @@ type Zone struct {
 }
 
 // Zones is an abstract, pluggable interface for zone enumeration.
+// DEPRECATED: Zones is deprecated in favor of retrieving zone/region information from InstancesV2.
+// This interface will not be called if InstancesV2 is enabled.
 type Zones interface {
 	// GetZone returns the Zone containing the current failure zone and locality region that the program is running in
 	// In most cases, this method is called from the kubelet querying a local metadata service to acquire its zone.
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@ type PVLabeler interface {
 }
 
 // InstanceMetadata contains metadata about a specific instance.
-// Values returned in InstanceMetadata are translated into specific fields in Node.
+// Values returned in InstanceMetadata are translated into specific fields and labels for Node.
 type InstanceMetadata struct {
 	// ProviderID is a unique ID used to idenfitify an instance on the cloud provider.
 	// The ProviderID set here will be set on the node's spec.providerID field.