diff --git a/internal/controller/reconcile_kubernetes.go b/internal/controller/reconcile_kubernetes.go
index ff2e89f..b549bc6 100644
--- a/internal/controller/reconcile_kubernetes.go
+++ b/internal/controller/reconcile_kubernetes.go
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
-func (r *UpgradePlanReconciler) reconcileKubernetes(ctx context.Context, upgradePlan *lifecyclev1alpha1.UpgradePlan, release *release.Release) (ctrl.Result, error) {
+func (r *UpgradePlanReconciler) reconcileKubernetes(ctx context.Context, upgradePlan *lifecyclev1alpha1.UpgradePlan, kubernetes *release.Kubernetes) (ctrl.Result, error) {
 	nodeList := &corev1.NodeList{}
 	if err := r.List(ctx, nodeList); err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("listing nodes: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	kubernetesVersion, err := targetKubernetesVersion(nodeList, release)
+	kubernetesVersion, err := targetKubernetesVersion(nodeList, kubernetes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("identifying target kubernetes version: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (r *UpgradePlanReconciler) reconcileKubernetes(ctx context.Context, upgrade
 	return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true}, nil
 }
 
-func targetKubernetesVersion(nodeList *corev1.NodeList, release *release.Release) (string, error) {
+func targetKubernetesVersion(nodeList *corev1.NodeList, kubernetes *release.Kubernetes) (string, error) {
 	if len(nodeList.Items) == 0 {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to determine current kubernetes version due to empty node list")
 	}
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ func targetKubernetesVersion(nodeList *corev1.NodeList, release *release.Release
 
 	switch {
 	case strings.Contains(kubeletVersion, "k3s"):
-		return release.Components.Kubernetes.K3S.Version, nil
+		return kubernetes.K3S.Version, nil
 	case strings.Contains(kubeletVersion, "rke2"):
-		return release.Components.Kubernetes.RKE2.Version, nil
+		return kubernetes.RKE2.Version, nil
 	default:
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("upgrading from kubernetes version %s is not supported", kubeletVersion)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/controller/upgradeplan_controller.go b/internal/controller/upgradeplan_controller.go
index e44f865..68075c2 100644
--- a/internal/controller/upgradeplan_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/upgradeplan_controller.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (r *UpgradePlanReconciler) executePlan(ctx context.Context, upgradePlan *li
 	// Upgrade OS here...
 
 	if !meta.IsStatusConditionTrue(upgradePlan.Status.Conditions, lifecyclev1alpha1.KubernetesUpgradedCondition) {
-		return r.reconcileKubernetes(ctx, upgradePlan, release)
+		return r.reconcileKubernetes(ctx, upgradePlan, &release.Components.Kubernetes)
 	}
 
 	// Upgrade rest of the components here...
diff --git a/pkg/release/release.go b/pkg/release/release.go
index 0a2092c..713dd05 100644
--- a/pkg/release/release.go
+++ b/pkg/release/release.go
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 package release
 
 type Release struct {
-	APIVersion     float64 `yaml:"apiVersion"`
-	ReleaseVersion string  `yaml:"releaseVersion"`
-	Components     struct {
-		Kubernetes struct {
-			K3S struct {
-				Version string `yaml:"version"`
-			} `yaml:"k3s"`
-			RKE2 struct {
-				Version string `yaml:"version"`
-			} `yaml:"rke2"`
-		} `yaml:"kubernetes"`
-		OperatingSystem OperatingSystem `yaml:"operatingSystem"`
-	} `yaml:"components"`
+	APIVersion     float64    `yaml:"apiVersion"`
+	ReleaseVersion string     `yaml:"releaseVersion"`
+	Components     Components `yaml:"components"`
+}
+
+type Components struct {
+	Kubernetes      Kubernetes      `yaml:"kubernetes"`
+	OperatingSystem OperatingSystem `yaml:"operatingSystem"`
+}
+
+type Kubernetes struct {
+	K3S  KubernetesDistribution `yaml:"k3s"`
+	RKE2 KubernetesDistribution `yaml:"rke2"`
+}
+
+type KubernetesDistribution struct {
+	Version string `yaml:"version"`
 }
 
 type OperatingSystem struct {