diff --git a/scripts/test-run-upgrade b/scripts/test-run-upgrade
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test-run-upgrade
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+all_services=(
+    coredns
+    local-path-provisioner
+    metrics-server
+    traefik
+)
+
+export NUM_SERVERS=1
+export NUM_AGENTS=1
+export WAIT_SERVICES="${all_services[@]}"
+
+REPO=${REPO:-rancher}
+IMAGE_NAME=${IMAGE_NAME:-k3s}
+CURRENT_CHANNEL=$(grep 'k8s.io/kubernetes v' go.mod | head -n1 | awk '{print $2}' | awk -F. '{print "v1." $2}')
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(curl -s https://update.k3s.io/v1-release/channels/${CURRENT_CHANNEL} -o /dev/null -w '%{redirect_url}' | awk -F/ '{print gensub(/\+/, "-", "g", $NF)}')
+export K3S_IMAGE_SERVER=${REPO}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${CURRENT_VERSION}
+export K3S_IMAGE_AGENT=${REPO}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${CURRENT_VERSION}
+
+server-pre-hook(){
+    local testID=$(basename $TEST_DIR)
+    export SERVER_DOCKER_ARGS="\
+        --mount type=volume,src=k3s-server-$1-${testID,,}-rancher,dst=/var/lib/rancher/k3s \
+        --mount type=volume,src=k3s-server-$1-${testID,,}-etc,dst=/etc/rancher"
+}
+export -f server-pre-hook
+
+agent-pre-hook(){
+    local testID=$(basename $TEST_DIR)
+    export AGENT_DOCKER_ARGS="\
+        --mount type=volume,src=k3s-agent-$1-${testID,,}-rancher,dst=/var/lib/rancher/k3s \
+        --mount type=volume,src=k3s-agent-$1-${testID,,}-etc,dst=/etc/rancher"
+}
+export -f agent-pre-hook
+
+start-test() {
+    # Create a pod and print the version before upgrading
+    kubectl get node -o wide
+    kubectl create -f scripts/airgap/volume-test.yaml
+
+    # Add post-hook sleeps to give the kubelet time to update the version after startup
+    server-post-hook(){
+        sleep 15
+    }
+    export -f server-post-hook
+    agent-post-hook(){
+        sleep 15
+    }
+    export -f agent-post-hook
+
+    # Switch the image back to the current build, delete the node containers, and re-provision with the same datastore volumes
+    unset K3S_IMAGE_SERVER
+    unset K3S_IMAGE_AGENT
+    if [ $NUM_AGENTS -gt 0 ]; then
+        for i in $(seq 1 $NUM_AGENTS); do
+          docker rm -f -v $(cat $TEST_DIR/agents/$i/metadata/name)
+          rm -rf $TEST_DIR/agents/$i
+        done
+    fi
+    for i in $(seq 1 $NUM_SERVERS); do
+        docker rm -f -v $(cat $TEST_DIR/servers/$i/metadata/name)
+        rm -rf $TEST_DIR/servers/$i
+    done
+    provision-cluster
+
+    # Confirm that the nodes are running the current build and that the pod we created earlier is still there
+    . ./scripts/version.sh || true
+    kubectl get node -o wide | grep -F $VERSION
+    kubectl get pod -n kube-system volume-test -o wide
+}
+export -f start-test
+
+test-cleanup-hook(){
+    local testID=$(basename $TEST_DIR)
+    docker volume ls -q | grep -F ${testID,,} | xargs -r docker volume rm
+}
+export -f test-cleanup-hook
+
+# --- create a single-node cluster from the latest release, then restart the containers with the current build
+LABEL=UPGRADE run-test
+
+cleanup-test-env