diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-setup.yml b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-setup.yml
index 823e61ca1..f2a596bd8 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-setup.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-setup.yml
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
     - apiserver_sans_ip_check.changed or apiserver_sans_host_check.changed
     - not kube_external_ca_mode
 
+  # TODO: Remove --skip-phases from command when v1beta4 UpgradeConfiguration supports skipPhases
 - name: Kubeadm | Initialize first control plane node
   when: inventory_hostname == first_kube_control_plane and not kubeadm_already_run.stat.exists
   vars:
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml
index 84f00871e..451b6f0b0 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   import_tasks: check-api.yml
 
   # kubeadm-config.v1beta4 with UpgradeConfiguration requires some values that were previously allowed as args to be specified in the config file
+  # TODO: Remove --skip-phases from command when v1beta4 UpgradeConfiguration supports skipPhases
 - name: Kubeadm | Upgrade first control plane node
   command: >-
     timeout -k 600s 600s
@@ -16,13 +17,15 @@
     --force
     {%- else %}
     --config={{ kube_config_dir }}/kubeadm-config.yaml
-    {%- endif -%}
+    {%- endif %}
+    --skip-phases={{ kubeadm_init_phases_skip | join(',') }}
   register: kubeadm_upgrade
   when: inventory_hostname == first_kube_control_plane
   failed_when: kubeadm_upgrade.rc != 0 and "field is immutable" not in kubeadm_upgrade.stderr
   environment:
     PATH: "{{ bin_dir }}:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}"
 
+  # TODO: Remove --skip-phases from command when v1beta4 UpgradeConfiguration supports skipPhases
 - name: Kubeadm | Upgrade other control plane nodes
   command: >-
     {{ bin_dir }}/kubeadm upgrade node
@@ -33,7 +36,8 @@
     {% if kubeadm_patches | length > 0 %}--patches={{ kubeadm_patches_dir }}{% endif %}
     {%- else %}
     --config={{ kube_config_dir }}/kubeadm-config.yaml
-    {%- endif -%}
+    {%- endif %}
+    --skip-phases={{ kubeadm_init_phases_skip | join(',') }}
   register: kubeadm_upgrade
   when: inventory_hostname != first_kube_control_plane
   failed_when: kubeadm_upgrade.rc != 0 and "field is immutable" not in kubeadm_upgrade.stderr
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta4.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta4.yaml.j2
index fc4c28c04..ea0efd816 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta4.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta4.yaml.j2
@@ -470,6 +470,12 @@ apply:
 {% endif %}
   imagePullPolicy: {{ k8s_image_pull_policy }}
   imagePullSerial: {{ kubeadm_image_pull_serial | lower }}
+{% for skip_phase in kubeadm_init_phases_skip %}
+{% if loop.first %}
+  skipPhases:
+{% endif %}
+  - "{{ skip_phase }}"
+{% endfor %}
 node:
   certificateRenewal: {{ kubeadm_upgrade_auto_cert_renewal | lower }}
   etcdUpgrade: {{ (etcd_deployment_type == "kubeadm") | lower }}
@@ -485,6 +491,12 @@ node:
 {% endif %}
   imagePullPolicy: {{ k8s_image_pull_policy }}
   imagePullSerial: {{ kubeadm_image_pull_serial | lower }}
+{% for skip_phase in kubeadm_init_phases_skip %}
+{% if loop.first %}
+  skipPhases:
+{% endif %}
+  - "{{ skip_phase }}"
+{% endfor %}
 ---
 apiVersion: kubeproxy.config.k8s.io/v1alpha1
 kind: KubeProxyConfiguration