diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/compute_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/compute_test.go
index 74c0de4e7ba..1b5a41a02fd 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/compute_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/compute_test.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    constants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion.WithPatch(3).String(),
 						KubeadmVersion: constants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion.WithPatch(3).String(),
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    getEtcdVersion(constants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion),
 					},
 				},
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    constants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion.WithPatch(3).String(),
 						KubeadmVersion: constants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion.WithPatch(3).String(),
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    getEtcdVersion(constants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion),
 					},
 				},
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.String(),
 						KubeadmVersion: constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.String(),
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    getEtcdVersion(constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion),
 					},
 				},
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    constants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion.WithPatch(5).String(),
 						KubeadmVersion: constants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion.WithPatch(5).String(), // Note: The kubeadm version mustn't be "downgraded" here
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    getEtcdVersion(constants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion),
 					},
 				},
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.WithPatch(1).String(),
 						KubeadmVersion: constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.WithPatch(1).String(),
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    getEtcdVersion(constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion),
 					},
 				},
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.WithPreRelease("alpha.2").String(),
 						KubeadmVersion: constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.WithPreRelease("alpha.2").String(),
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    getEtcdVersion(constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion),
 					},
 				},
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.WithPreRelease("alpha.2").String(),
 						KubeadmVersion: constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.WithPreRelease("alpha.2").String(),
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    getEtcdVersion(constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion),
 					},
 				},
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.13.0-beta.1",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.13.0-beta.1",
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.24",
 					},
 				},
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.13.0-rc.1",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.13.0-rc.1",
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.24",
 					},
 				},
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.13.6-rc.1",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.13.6-rc.1",
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.24",
 					},
 				},
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.13.0-rc.1",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.13.0-rc.1",
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.24",
 					},
 				},
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.12.0-alpha.2",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.12.0-alpha.2",
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.24",
 					},
 				},
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.WithPatch(1).String(),
 						KubeadmVersion: constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.WithPatch(1).String(),
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    getEtcdVersion(constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion),
 					},
 				},
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.String(),
 						KubeadmVersion: constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion.String(),
 						DNSType:        kubeadmapi.CoreDNS,
-						DNSVersion:     "1.3.1",
+						DNSVersion:     constants.CoreDNSVersion,
 						EtcdVersion:    getEtcdVersion(constants.CurrentKubernetesVersion),
 					},
 				},