diff --git a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
index af5abb04955..b19842b71e0 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ case ${JOB_NAME} in
     : ${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/"}
@@ -494,9 +495,47 @@ case ${JOB_NAME} in
           ${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]}} \
           )"}
-
     ;;
 
+  kubernetes-upgrade-gce-step1-deploy)
+    : ${E2E_CLUSTER_NAME:="gce-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_NETWORK:="gce-upgrade"}
+    : ${JENKINS_USE_RELEASE_TARS:=y}
+    : ${PROJECT:="k8s-jkns-gce-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_UP:="true"}
+    : ${E2E_TEST:="false"}
+    : ${E2E_DOWN:="false"}
+    ;;
+
+  kubernetes-upgrade-gce-step2-upgrade)
+    : ${E2E_CLUSTER_NAME:="gce-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_NETWORK:="gce-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_OPT:="--check_version_skew=false"}
+    : ${JENKINS_FORCE_GET_TARS:=y}
+    : ${JENKINS_USE_RELEASE_TARS:=n}
+    : ${PROJECT:="k8s-jkns-gce-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_UP:="false"}
+    : ${E2E_TEST:="true"}
+    : ${E2E_DOWN:="false"}
+    : ${GINKGO_TEST_ARGS:="--ginkgo.focus=Skipped.*Cluster\supgrade.*upgrade-cluster"}
+    ;;
+
+  kubernetes-upgrade-gce-step3-e2e)
+    : ${E2E_CLUSTER_NAME:="gce-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_NETWORK:="gce-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_OPT:="--check_version_skew=false"}
+    : ${PROJECT:="k8s-jkns-gce-upgrade"}
+    : ${E2E_UP:="false"}
+    : ${E2E_TEST:="true"}
+    : ${E2E_DOWN:="true"}
+    : ${GINKGO_TEST_ARGS:="--ginkgo.skip=$(join_regex_allow_empty \
+          ${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
+          ${GCE_PARALLEL_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_PARALLEL_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
+          ${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]}} \
+          ${GCE_PARALLEL_FLAKY_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_PARALLEL_FLAKY_TESTS[@]}} \
+          ${GCE_SLOW_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_SLOW_TESTS[@]}} \
+          )"}
+    ;;
 esac
 
 # AWS variables