diff --git a/config/e2e/kustomization.yaml b/config/e2e/kustomization.yaml
index 7d0ba86c5..b895dad84 100644
--- a/config/e2e/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/e2e/kustomization.yaml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ resources:
 
 patches:
 - path: manager_e2e_coverage_patch.yaml
+- path: manager_e2e_legacy_upgrade_edges.yaml
diff --git a/config/e2e/manager_e2e_legacy_upgrade_edges.yaml b/config/e2e/manager_e2e_legacy_upgrade_edges.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..072725537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/e2e/manager_e2e_legacy_upgrade_edges.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: kube-rbac-proxy
+      - name: manager
+        args:
+        - "--health-probe-bind-address=:8081"
+        - "--metrics-bind-address=127.0.0.1:8080"
+        - "--leader-elect"
+        - "--feature-gates=ForceSemverUpgradeConstraints=false"