diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/addons.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/addons.go
similarity index 94%
rename from cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/addons.go
rename to cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/addons.go
index cbd1c02a099..d010e09c6bf 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/addons.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/addons.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-// Package apply implements phases of 'kubeadm upgrade apply'.
-package apply
+// Package upgrade holds the common phases for 'kubeadm upgrade'.
+package upgrade
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	kubeadmapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/options"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/workflow"
-	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util"
 	dnsaddon "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns"
 	proxyaddon "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/proxy"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade"
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ func NewAddonPhase() workflow.Phase {
 	return workflow.Phase{
 		Name:  "addon",
 		Short: "Upgrade the default kubeadm addons",
-		Long:  cmdutil.MacroCommandLongDescription,
 		Phases: []workflow.Phase{
 			{
 				Name:           "all",
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ func runCoreDNSAddon(c workflow.RunData) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Upgrade CoreDNS
 	if err := dnsaddon.EnsureDNSAddon(&cfg.ClusterConfiguration, client, patchesDir, out, dryRun); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -121,7 +118,6 @@ func runKubeProxyAddon(c workflow.RunData) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Upgrade kube-proxy
 	if err := proxyaddon.EnsureProxyAddon(&cfg.ClusterConfiguration, &cfg.LocalAPIEndpoint, client, out, dryRun); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/data.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/data.go
index dfe291e0d5d..ef93e0bf84b 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/data.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/data.go
@@ -18,26 +18,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 package apply
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
-	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-
-	kubeadmapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade"
 )
 
 // Data is the interface to use for kubeadm upgrade apply phases.
 // The "applyData" type from "cmd/upgrade/apply.go" must satisfy this interface.
 type Data interface {
-	EtcdUpgrade() bool
-	RenewCerts() bool
-	DryRun() bool
-	Cfg() *kubeadmapi.UpgradeConfiguration
-	InitCfg() *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration
-	Client() clientset.Interface
-	IgnorePreflightErrors() sets.Set[string]
-	PatchesDir() string
-	OutputWriter() io.Writer
+	upgrade.Data
+
 	SessionIsInteractive() bool
 	AllowExperimentalUpgrades() bool
 	AllowRCUpgrades() bool
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/uploadconfig.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/uploadconfig.go
index 525113d3eb2..3844d157cef 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/uploadconfig.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/uploadconfig.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	kubeadmapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/options"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/workflow"
-	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util"
 	kubeletphase "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/kubelet"
 	patchnodephase "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/patchnode"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/uploadconfig"
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ func NewUploadConfigPhase() workflow.Phase {
 		Name:    "upload-config",
 		Aliases: []string{"uploadconfig"},
 		Short:   "Upload the kubeadm and kubelet configurations to ConfigMaps",
-		Long:    cmdutil.MacroCommandLongDescription,
 		Phases: []workflow.Phase{
 			{
 				Name:           "all",
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/data.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/data.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75270be2c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/data.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package upgrade holds the common phases for 'kubeadm upgrade'.
+package upgrade
+
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+
+	kubeadmapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm"
+)
+
+// Data is the common interface to use for kubeadm upgrade phases.
+type Data interface {
+	EtcdUpgrade() bool
+	RenewCerts() bool
+	DryRun() bool
+	Cfg() *kubeadmapi.UpgradeConfiguration
+	InitCfg() *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration
+	Client() clientset.Interface
+	IgnorePreflightErrors() sets.Set[string]
+	PatchesDir() string
+	OutputWriter() io.Writer
+}
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/data_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/data_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6d6b3b3c943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/data_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package upgrade
+
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+
+	kubeadmapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm"
+)
+
+// a package local type for testing purposes.
+type testData struct{}
+
+// testData must satisfy Data.
+var _ Data = &testData{}
+
+func (t *testData) EtcdUpgrade() bool                       { return false }
+func (t *testData) RenewCerts() bool                        { return false }
+func (t *testData) DryRun() bool                            { return false }
+func (t *testData) Cfg() *kubeadmapi.UpgradeConfiguration   { return nil }
+func (t *testData) InitCfg() *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration  { return nil }
+func (t *testData) Client() clientset.Interface             { return nil }
+func (t *testData) IgnorePreflightErrors() sets.Set[string] { return nil }
+func (t *testData) PatchesDir() string                      { return "" }
+func (t *testData) OutputWriter() io.Writer                 { return nil }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/kubeletconfig.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/kubeletconfig.go
similarity index 88%
rename from cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/kubeletconfig.go
rename to cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/kubeletconfig.go
index 2996b8af167..86e077cc17b 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/kubeletconfig.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/kubeletconfig.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-// Package apply implements phases of 'kubeadm upgrade apply'.
-package apply
+// Package upgrade holds the common phases for 'kubeadm upgrade'.
+package upgrade
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -57,16 +57,14 @@ func runKubeletConfigPhase(c workflow.RunData) error {
 		return errors.New("kubelet-config phase invoked with an invalid data struct")
 	}
 
-	initCfg, dryRun := data.InitCfg(), data.DryRun()
-
 	// Write the configuration for the kubelet down to disk and print the generated manifests instead of dry-running.
 	// If not dry-running, the kubelet config file will be backed up to the /etc/kubernetes/tmp/ dir, so that it could be
 	// recovered if anything goes wrong.
-	err := upgrade.WriteKubeletConfigFiles(initCfg, data.PatchesDir(), dryRun, data.OutputWriter())
+	err := upgrade.WriteKubeletConfigFiles(data.InitCfg(), data.PatchesDir(), data.DryRun(), data.OutputWriter())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("[upgrade/kubelet-config] The kubelet configuration for this node was successfully updated!")
+	fmt.Println("[upgrade/kubelet-config] The kubelet configuration for this node was successfully upgraded!")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/controlplane.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/controlplane.go
index cbdca3ec1c6..38b3e81daf3 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/controlplane.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/controlplane.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
+// Package node implements phases of 'kubeadm upgrade node'.
 package node
 
 import (
@@ -28,13 +29,14 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/apiclient"
 )
 
-// NewControlPlane creates a kubeadm workflow phase that implements handling of control-plane upgrade.
+// NewControlPlane returns a new control-plane phase.
 func NewControlPlane() workflow.Phase {
 	phase := workflow.Phase{
 		Name:  "control-plane",
 		Short: "Upgrade the control plane instance deployed on this node, if any",
 		Run:   runControlPlane(),
 		InheritFlags: []string{
+			options.CfgPath,
 			options.DryRun,
 			options.KubeconfigPath,
 			options.CertificateRenewal,
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ func runControlPlane() func(c workflow.RunData) error {
 
 		// if this is not a control-plane node, this phase should not be executed
 		if !data.IsControlPlaneNode() {
-			fmt.Println("[upgrade] Skipping phase. Not a control plane node.")
+			fmt.Println("[upgrade/control-plane] Skipping phase. Not a control plane node.")
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -67,8 +69,9 @@ func runControlPlane() func(c workflow.RunData) error {
 		patchesDir := data.PatchesDir()
 
 		// Upgrade the control plane and etcd if installed on this node
-		fmt.Printf("[upgrade] Upgrading your Static Pod-hosted control plane instance to version %q...\n", cfg.KubernetesVersion)
+		fmt.Printf("[upgrade/control-plane] Upgrading your Static Pod-hosted control plane instance to version %q...\n", cfg.KubernetesVersion)
 		if dryRun {
+			fmt.Printf("[dryrun] Would upgrade your static Pod-hosted control plane to version %q", cfg.KubernetesVersion)
 			return upgrade.DryRunStaticPodUpgrade(patchesDir, cfg)
 		}
 
@@ -78,11 +81,7 @@ func runControlPlane() func(c workflow.RunData) error {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "couldn't complete the static pod upgrade")
 		}
 
-		if err := upgrade.PerformAddonsUpgrade(client, cfg, data.PatchesDir(), data.OutputWriter()); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to perform addons upgrade")
-		}
-
-		fmt.Println("[upgrade] The control plane instance for this node was successfully updated!")
+		fmt.Println("[upgrade/control-plane] The control plane instance for this node was successfully upgraded!")
 
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/data.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/data.go
index 4c633c66f09..aaf2cdf4212 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/data.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/data.go
@@ -14,29 +14,18 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
+// Package node implements phases of 'kubeadm upgrade node'.
 package node
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
-	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-
-	kubeadmapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade"
 )
 
 // Data is the interface to use for kubeadm upgrade node phases.
 // The "nodeData" type from "cmd/upgrade/node.go" must satisfy this interface.
 type Data interface {
-	EtcdUpgrade() bool
-	RenewCerts() bool
-	DryRun() bool
-	Cfg() *kubeadmapi.UpgradeConfiguration
-	InitCfg() *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration
+	upgrade.Data
+
 	IsControlPlaneNode() bool
-	Client() clientset.Interface
-	IgnorePreflightErrors() sets.Set[string]
-	PatchesDir() string
 	KubeConfigPath() string
-	OutputWriter() io.Writer
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/kubeconfig.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/kubeconfig.go
index 305ca987e37..544e9d0f84f 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/kubeconfig.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/kubeconfig.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-// Package node holds phases of "kubeadm upgrade node".
+// Package node implements phases of 'kubeadm upgrade node'.
 package node
 
 import (
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade"
 )
 
-// NewKubeconfigPhase creates a kubeadm workflow phase that implements handling of kubeconfig upgrade.
+// NewKubeconfigPhase returns a new kubeconfig phase.
 func NewKubeconfigPhase() workflow.Phase {
 	phase := workflow.Phase{
 		Name:   "kubeconfig",
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func NewKubeconfigPhase() workflow.Phase {
 		Run:    runKubeconfig(),
 		Hidden: true,
 		InheritFlags: []string{
+			options.CfgPath,
 			options.DryRun,
 			options.KubeconfigPath,
 		},
@@ -50,23 +51,22 @@ func runKubeconfig() func(c workflow.RunData) error {
 			return errors.New("kubeconfig phase invoked with an invalid data struct")
 		}
 
-		// if this is not a control-plane node, this phase should not be executed
+		// If this is not a control-plane node, this phase should not be executed.
 		if !data.IsControlPlaneNode() {
-			fmt.Println("[upgrade] Skipping phase. Not a control plane node.")
+			fmt.Println("[upgrade/kubeconfig] Skipping phase. Not a control plane node.")
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		// otherwise, retrieve all the info required for kubeconfig upgrade
+		// Otherwise, retrieve all the info required for kubeconfig upgrade.
 		cfg := data.InitCfg()
-		dryRun := data.DryRun()
 
 		if features.Enabled(cfg.FeatureGates, features.ControlPlaneKubeletLocalMode) {
-			if err := upgrade.UpdateKubeletLocalMode(cfg, dryRun); err != nil {
+			if err := upgrade.UpdateKubeletLocalMode(cfg, data.DryRun()); err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to update kubelet local mode")
 			}
 		}
 
-		fmt.Println("[upgrade] The kubeconfig for this node was successfully updated!")
+		fmt.Println("[upgrade/kubeconfig] The kubeconfig files for this node were successfully upgraded!")
 
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/kubeletconfig.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/kubeletconfig.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a6503413ec..00000000000
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/kubeletconfig.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package node
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/options"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/workflow"
-	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade"
-)
-
-var (
-	kubeletConfigLongDesc = cmdutil.LongDesc(`
-		Download the kubelet configuration from the kubelet-config ConfigMap stored in the cluster
-		`)
-)
-
-// NewKubeletConfigPhase creates a kubeadm workflow phase that implements handling of kubelet-config upgrade.
-func NewKubeletConfigPhase() workflow.Phase {
-	phase := workflow.Phase{
-		Name:  "kubelet-config",
-		Short: "Upgrade the kubelet configuration for this node",
-		Long:  kubeletConfigLongDesc,
-		Run:   runKubeletConfigPhase(),
-		InheritFlags: []string{
-			options.DryRun,
-			options.KubeconfigPath,
-			options.Patches,
-		},
-	}
-	return phase
-}
-
-func runKubeletConfigPhase() func(c workflow.RunData) error {
-	return func(c workflow.RunData) error {
-		data, ok := c.(Data)
-		if !ok {
-			return errors.New("kubelet-config phase invoked with an invalid data struct")
-		}
-
-		// otherwise, retrieve all the info required for kubelet config upgrade
-		cfg := data.InitCfg()
-		dryRun := data.DryRun()
-
-		// Write the configuration for the kubelet down to disk and print the generated manifests instead if dry-running.
-		// If not dry-running, the kubelet config file will be backed up to /etc/kubernetes/tmp/ dir, so that it could be
-		// recovered if there is anything goes wrong.
-		err := upgrade.WriteKubeletConfigFiles(cfg, data.PatchesDir(), dryRun, data.OutputWriter())
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		fmt.Println("[upgrade] The configuration for this node was successfully updated!")
-		fmt.Println("[upgrade] Now you should go ahead and upgrade the kubelet package using your package manager.")
-		return nil
-	}
-}
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/preflight.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/preflight.go
index 9d79f281cda..25ed36f0c72 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/preflight.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/preflight.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight"
 )
 
-// NewPreflightPhase creates a kubeadm workflow phase that implements preflight checks for a new node join
+// NewPreflightPhase returns a new preflight phase.
 func NewPreflightPhase() workflow.Phase {
 	return workflow.Phase{
 		Name:  "preflight",
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func NewPreflightPhase() workflow.Phase {
 		Long:  "Run pre-flight checks for kubeadm upgrade node.",
 		Run:   runPreflight,
 		InheritFlags: []string{
+			options.CfgPath,
 			options.IgnorePreflightErrors,
 		},
 	}
@@ -47,14 +48,14 @@ func runPreflight(c workflow.RunData) error {
 	if !ok {
 		return errors.New("preflight phase invoked with an invalid data struct")
 	}
-	fmt.Println("[preflight] Running pre-flight checks")
+	fmt.Println("[upgrade/preflight] Running pre-flight checks")
 
-	// First, check if we're root separately from the other preflight checks and fail fast
+	// First, check if we're root separately from the other preflight checks and fail fast.
 	if err := preflight.RunRootCheckOnly(data.IgnorePreflightErrors()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// If this is a control-plane node, pull the basic images
+	// If this is a control-plane node, pull the basic images.
 	if data.IsControlPlaneNode() {
 		// Update the InitConfiguration used for RunPullImagesCheck with ImagePullPolicy and ImagePullSerial
 		// that come from UpgradeNodeConfiguration.
@@ -63,17 +64,17 @@ func runPreflight(c workflow.RunData) error {
 		initConfig.NodeRegistration.ImagePullSerial = data.Cfg().Node.ImagePullSerial
 
 		if !data.DryRun() {
-			fmt.Println("[preflight] Pulling images required for setting up a Kubernetes cluster")
-			fmt.Println("[preflight] This might take a minute or two, depending on the speed of your internet connection")
-			fmt.Println("[preflight] You can also perform this action beforehand using 'kubeadm config images pull'")
+			fmt.Println("[upgrade/preflight] Pulling images required for setting up a Kubernetes cluster")
+			fmt.Println("[upgrade/preflight] This might take a minute or two, depending on the speed of your internet connection")
+			fmt.Println("[upgrade/preflight] You can also perform this action beforehand using 'kubeadm config images pull'")
 			if err := preflight.RunPullImagesCheck(utilsexec.New(), initConfig, data.IgnorePreflightErrors()); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
-			fmt.Println("[preflight] Would pull the required images (like 'kubeadm config images pull')")
+			fmt.Println("[upgrade/preflight] Would pull the required images (like 'kubeadm config images pull')")
 		}
 	} else {
-		fmt.Println("[preflight] Skipping prepull. Not a control plane node.")
+		fmt.Println("[upgrade/preflight] Skipping prepull. Not a control plane node.")
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/postupgrade.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/postupgrade.go
similarity index 88%
rename from cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/postupgrade.go
rename to cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/postupgrade.go
index 8e4483d1025..bfeeda599e6 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply/postupgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/postupgrade.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-// Package apply implements phases of 'kubeadm upgrade apply'.
-package apply
+// Package upgrade holds the common phases for 'kubeadm upgrade'.
+package upgrade
 
 import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func NewPostUpgradePhase() workflow.Phase {
 func runPostUpgrade(c workflow.RunData) error {
 	_, ok := c.(Data)
 	if !ok {
-		return errors.New("preflight phase invoked with an invalid data struct")
+		return errors.New("post-upgrade phase invoked with an invalid data struct")
 	}
 	// PLACEHOLDER: this phase should contain any release specific post-upgrade tasks.
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/apply.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/apply.go
index 10b0d4113ff..14eb32bc0de 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/apply.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/apply.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/options"
+	commonphases "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade"
 	phases "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/apply"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/workflow"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util"
@@ -134,10 +135,10 @@ func newCmdApply(apf *applyPlanFlags) *cobra.Command {
 	applyRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewControlPlanePhase())
 	applyRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewUploadConfigPhase())
 	applyRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewKubeconfigPhase())
-	applyRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewKubeletConfigPhase())
+	applyRunner.AppendPhase(commonphases.NewKubeletConfigPhase())
 	applyRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewBootstrapTokenPhase())
-	applyRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewAddonPhase())
-	applyRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewPostUpgradePhase())
+	applyRunner.AppendPhase(commonphases.NewAddonPhase())
+	applyRunner.AppendPhase(commonphases.NewPostUpgradePhase())
 
 	// Sets the data builder function, that will be used by the runner,
 	// both when running the entire workflow or single phases.
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
index 90eea2875f1..e88fc2c6211 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta4"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/options"
+	commonphases "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade"
 	phases "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/workflow"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util"
@@ -98,7 +99,9 @@ func newCmdNode(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	nodeRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewPreflightPhase())
 	nodeRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewControlPlane())
 	nodeRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewKubeconfigPhase())
-	nodeRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewKubeletConfigPhase())
+	nodeRunner.AppendPhase(commonphases.NewKubeletConfigPhase())
+	nodeRunner.AppendPhase(commonphases.NewAddonPhase())
+	nodeRunner.AppendPhase(commonphases.NewPostUpgradePhase())
 
 	// sets the data builder function, that will be used by the runner
 	// both when running the entire workflow or single phases
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/postupgrade.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/postupgrade.go
index cf5ad4c219b..0a8b6e310f7 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/postupgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/postupgrade.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
-	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	errorsutil "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -36,79 +35,11 @@ import (
 
 	kubeadmapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm"
 	kubeadmconstants "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/proxy"
 	kubeletphase "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/kubelet"
 	kubeadmutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util"
 	dryrunutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/dryrun"
 )
 
-// PerformAddonsUpgrade performs the upgrade of the coredns and kube-proxy addons.
-func PerformAddonsUpgrade(client clientset.Interface, cfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration, patchesDir string, out io.Writer) error {
-	unupgradedControlPlanes, err := UnupgradedControlPlaneInstances(client, cfg.NodeRegistration.Name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to determine whether all the control plane instances have been upgraded")
-	}
-	if len(unupgradedControlPlanes) > 0 {
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "[upgrade/addons] skip upgrade addons because control plane instances %v have not been upgraded\n", unupgradedControlPlanes)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	var errs []error
-
-	// If the coredns ConfigMap is missing, show a warning and assume that the
-	// DNS addon was skipped during "kubeadm init", and that its redeployment on upgrade is not desired.
-	//
-	// TODO: remove this once "kubeadm upgrade apply" phases are supported:
-	//   https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/issues/1318
-	var missingCoreDNSConfigMap bool
-	if _, err := client.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(metav1.NamespaceSystem).Get(
-		context.TODO(),
-		kubeadmconstants.CoreDNSConfigMap,
-		metav1.GetOptions{},
-	); err != nil && apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-		missingCoreDNSConfigMap = true
-	}
-	if missingCoreDNSConfigMap {
-		klog.Warningf("the ConfigMaps %q in the namespace %q were not found. "+
-			"Assuming that a DNS server was not deployed for this cluster. "+
-			"Note that once 'kubeadm upgrade apply' supports phases you "+
-			"will have to skip the DNS upgrade manually",
-			kubeadmconstants.CoreDNSConfigMap,
-			metav1.NamespaceSystem)
-	} else {
-		// Upgrade CoreDNS
-		if err := dns.EnsureDNSAddon(&cfg.ClusterConfiguration, client, patchesDir, out, false); err != nil {
-			errs = append(errs, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// If the kube-proxy ConfigMap is missing, show a warning and assume that kube-proxy
-	// was skipped during "kubeadm init", and that its redeployment on upgrade is not desired.
-	//
-	// TODO: remove this once "kubeadm upgrade apply" phases are supported:
-	//   https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/issues/1318
-	if _, err := client.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(metav1.NamespaceSystem).Get(
-		context.TODO(),
-		kubeadmconstants.KubeProxyConfigMap,
-		metav1.GetOptions{},
-	); err != nil && apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-		klog.Warningf("the ConfigMap %q in the namespace %q was not found. "+
-			"Assuming that kube-proxy was not deployed for this cluster. "+
-			"Note that once 'kubeadm upgrade apply' supports phases you "+
-			"will have to skip the kube-proxy upgrade manually",
-			kubeadmconstants.KubeProxyConfigMap,
-			metav1.NamespaceSystem)
-	} else {
-		// Upgrade kube-proxy
-		if err := proxy.EnsureProxyAddon(&cfg.ClusterConfiguration, &cfg.LocalAPIEndpoint, client, out, false); err != nil {
-			errs = append(errs, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return errorsutil.NewAggregate(errs)
-}
-
 // UnupgradedControlPlaneInstances returns a list of control plane instances that have not yet been upgraded.
 //
 // NB. This function can only be called after the current control plane instance has been upgraded already.