diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common.go
index 923ac8c857..6c384337b6 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func enforceRequirements(flags *applyPlanFlags, dryRun bool, newK8sVersion strin
 	}
 
 	// Use a real version getter interface that queries the API server, the kubeadm client and the Kubernetes CI system for latest versions
-	return client, upgrade.NewOfflineVersionGetter(upgrade.NewKubeVersionGetter(client, os.Stdout), cfg.KubernetesVersion), cfg, nil
+	return client, upgrade.NewOfflineVersionGetter(upgrade.NewKubeVersionGetter(client, os.Stdout), newK8sVersion), cfg, nil
 }
 
 // printConfiguration prints the external version of the API to yaml