diff --git a/test/e2e/clusterctl_upgrade.go b/test/e2e/clusterctl_upgrade.go
index 165c3f4f0e1e..2a5aafd105a5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/clusterctl_upgrade.go
+++ b/test/e2e/clusterctl_upgrade.go
@@ -85,10 +85,12 @@ type ClusterctlUpgradeSpecInput struct {
 	CNIManifestPath     string
 	WorkloadFlavor      string
 	// Custom providers can be specified to upgrade to a pre-release or a custom version instead of upgrading to the latest using contact
-	CoreProvider            string
-	BootstrapProviders      []string
-	ControlPlaneProviders   []string
-	InfrastructureProviders []string
+	CoreProvider              string
+	BootstrapProviders        []string
+	ControlPlaneProviders     []string
+	InfrastructureProviders   []string
+	IPAMProviders             []string
+	RuntimeExtensionProviders []string
 }
 
 // ClusterctlUpgradeSpec implements a test that verifies clusterctl upgrade of a management cluster.
@@ -350,15 +352,17 @@ func ClusterctlUpgradeSpec(ctx context.Context, inputGetter func() ClusterctlUpg
 
 		By("Upgrading providers to the latest version available using contract or to custom providers version if specified")
 		clusterctl.UpgradeManagementClusterAndWait(ctx, clusterctl.UpgradeManagementClusterAndWaitInput{
-			ClusterctlConfigPath:    input.ClusterctlConfigPath,
-			ClusterctlVariables:     input.UpgradeClusterctlVariables,
-			ClusterProxy:            managementClusterProxy,
-			Contract:                clusterv1.GroupVersion.Version,
-			CoreProvider:            input.CoreProvider,
-			BootstrapProviders:      input.BootstrapProviders,
-			ControlPlaneProviders:   input.ControlPlaneProviders,
-			InfrastructureProviders: input.InfrastructureProviders,
-			LogFolder:               filepath.Join(input.ArtifactFolder, "clusters", cluster.Name),
+			ClusterctlConfigPath:      input.ClusterctlConfigPath,
+			ClusterctlVariables:       input.UpgradeClusterctlVariables,
+			ClusterProxy:              managementClusterProxy,
+			Contract:                  clusterv1.GroupVersion.Version,
+			CoreProvider:              input.CoreProvider,
+			BootstrapProviders:        input.BootstrapProviders,
+			ControlPlaneProviders:     input.ControlPlaneProviders,
+			InfrastructureProviders:   input.InfrastructureProviders,
+			IPAMProviders:             input.IPAMProviders,
+			RuntimeExtensionProviders: input.RuntimeExtensionProviders,
+			LogFolder:                 filepath.Join(input.ArtifactFolder, "clusters", cluster.Name),
 		}, input.E2EConfig.GetIntervals(specName, "wait-controllers")...)
 
 		By("THE MANAGEMENT CLUSTER WAS SUCCESSFULLY UPGRADED!")
diff --git a/test/framework/clusterctl/client.go b/test/framework/clusterctl/client.go
index e94508ee7c60..b6944f6d4734 100644
--- a/test/framework/clusterctl/client.go
+++ b/test/framework/clusterctl/client.go
@@ -139,16 +139,18 @@ func InitWithBinary(_ context.Context, binary string, input InitInput) {
 
 // UpgradeInput is the input for Upgrade.
 type UpgradeInput struct {
-	LogFolder               string
-	ClusterctlConfigPath    string
-	ClusterctlVariables     map[string]string
-	ClusterName             string
-	KubeconfigPath          string
-	Contract                string
-	CoreProvider            string
-	BootstrapProviders      []string
-	ControlPlaneProviders   []string
-	InfrastructureProviders []string
+	LogFolder                 string
+	ClusterctlConfigPath      string
+	ClusterctlVariables       map[string]string
+	ClusterName               string
+	KubeconfigPath            string
+	Contract                  string
+	CoreProvider              string
+	BootstrapProviders        []string
+	ControlPlaneProviders     []string
+	InfrastructureProviders   []string
+	IPAMProviders             []string
+	RuntimeExtensionProviders []string
 }
 
 // Upgrade calls clusterctl upgrade apply with the list of providers defined in the local repository.
@@ -174,12 +176,14 @@ func Upgrade(ctx context.Context, input UpgradeInput) {
 			Path:    input.KubeconfigPath,
 			Context: "",
 		},
-		Contract:                input.Contract,
-		CoreProvider:            input.CoreProvider,
-		BootstrapProviders:      input.BootstrapProviders,
-		ControlPlaneProviders:   input.ControlPlaneProviders,
-		InfrastructureProviders: input.InfrastructureProviders,
-		WaitProviders:           true,
+		Contract:                  input.Contract,
+		CoreProvider:              input.CoreProvider,
+		BootstrapProviders:        input.BootstrapProviders,
+		ControlPlaneProviders:     input.ControlPlaneProviders,
+		InfrastructureProviders:   input.InfrastructureProviders,
+		IPAMProviders:             input.IPAMProviders,
+		RuntimeExtensionProviders: input.RuntimeExtensionProviders,
+		WaitProviders:             true,
 	}
 
 	clusterctlClient, log := getClusterctlClientWithLogger(input.ClusterctlConfigPath, "clusterctl-upgrade.log", input.LogFolder)
diff --git a/test/framework/clusterctl/clusterctl_helpers.go b/test/framework/clusterctl/clusterctl_helpers.go
index 7e5bc8986d30..852f3c3e6758 100644
--- a/test/framework/clusterctl/clusterctl_helpers.go
+++ b/test/framework/clusterctl/clusterctl_helpers.go
@@ -127,15 +127,17 @@ func InitManagementClusterAndWatchControllerLogs(ctx context.Context, input Init
 
 // UpgradeManagementClusterAndWaitInput is the input type for UpgradeManagementClusterAndWait.
 type UpgradeManagementClusterAndWaitInput struct {
-	ClusterProxy            framework.ClusterProxy
-	ClusterctlConfigPath    string
-	ClusterctlVariables     map[string]string
-	Contract                string
-	CoreProvider            string
-	BootstrapProviders      []string
-	ControlPlaneProviders   []string
-	InfrastructureProviders []string
-	LogFolder               string
+	ClusterProxy              framework.ClusterProxy
+	ClusterctlConfigPath      string
+	ClusterctlVariables       map[string]string
+	Contract                  string
+	CoreProvider              string
+	BootstrapProviders        []string
+	ControlPlaneProviders     []string
+	InfrastructureProviders   []string
+	IPAMProviders             []string
+	RuntimeExtensionProviders []string
+	LogFolder                 string
 }
 
 // UpgradeManagementClusterAndWait upgrades provider a management cluster using clusterctl, and waits for the cluster to be ready.
@@ -147,23 +149,27 @@ func UpgradeManagementClusterAndWait(ctx context.Context, input UpgradeManagemen
 	isCustomUpgrade := input.CoreProvider != "" ||
 		len(input.BootstrapProviders) > 0 ||
 		len(input.ControlPlaneProviders) > 0 ||
-		len(input.InfrastructureProviders) > 0
+		len(input.InfrastructureProviders) > 0 ||
+		len(input.IPAMProviders) > 0 ||
+		len(input.RuntimeExtensionProviders) > 0
 	if !isCustomUpgrade {
 		Expect(input.Contract).ToNot(BeEmpty(), "Invalid argument. input.Contract can't be empty when calling UpgradeManagementClusterAndWait without custom providers")
 	}
 	Expect(os.MkdirAll(input.LogFolder, 0750)).To(Succeed(), "Invalid argument. input.LogFolder can't be created for UpgradeManagementClusterAndWait")
 
 	Upgrade(ctx, UpgradeInput{
-		ClusterctlConfigPath:    input.ClusterctlConfigPath,
-		ClusterctlVariables:     input.ClusterctlVariables,
-		ClusterName:             input.ClusterProxy.GetName(),
-		KubeconfigPath:          input.ClusterProxy.GetKubeconfigPath(),
-		Contract:                input.Contract,
-		CoreProvider:            input.CoreProvider,
-		BootstrapProviders:      input.BootstrapProviders,
-		ControlPlaneProviders:   input.ControlPlaneProviders,
-		InfrastructureProviders: input.InfrastructureProviders,
-		LogFolder:               input.LogFolder,
+		ClusterctlConfigPath:      input.ClusterctlConfigPath,
+		ClusterctlVariables:       input.ClusterctlVariables,
+		ClusterName:               input.ClusterProxy.GetName(),
+		KubeconfigPath:            input.ClusterProxy.GetKubeconfigPath(),
+		Contract:                  input.Contract,
+		CoreProvider:              input.CoreProvider,
+		BootstrapProviders:        input.BootstrapProviders,
+		ControlPlaneProviders:     input.ControlPlaneProviders,
+		InfrastructureProviders:   input.InfrastructureProviders,
+		IPAMProviders:             input.IPAMProviders,
+		RuntimeExtensionProviders: input.RuntimeExtensionProviders,
+		LogFolder:                 input.LogFolder,
 	})
 
 	client := input.ClusterProxy.GetClient()