diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/install/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/apis/kops/install/BUILD.bazel
index ba9accaa33..5b1809493b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/install/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/install/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/apis/kops:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46b77b456b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = [
+        "bastion.go",
+        "cluster.go",
+        "componentconfig.go",
+        "containerdconfig.go",
+        "defaults.go",
+        "doc.go",
+        "dockerconfig.go",
+        "instancegroup.go",
+        "keyset.go",
+        "networking.go",
+        "ntpconfig.go",
+        "register.go",
+        "sshcredential.go",
+        "topology.go",
+        "zz_generated.conversion.go",
+        "zz_generated.deepcopy.go",
+        "zz_generated.defaults.go",
+    ],
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kops/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/apis/kops:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/conversion:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/BUILD.bazel
index ca3720cbee..d4b0e0df08 100644
--- a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/BUILD.bazel
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/discovery:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/fake/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/fake/BUILD.bazel
index 142ba2f3a0..23ef45bc5c 100644
--- a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/fake/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/fake/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/apis/kops:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/internalversion/fake:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha2/fake:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/fake:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b051033e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = [
+        "cluster.go",
+        "doc.go",
+        "generated_expansion.go",
+        "instancegroup.go",
+        "keyset.go",
+        "kops_client.go",
+        "sshcredential.go",
+    ],
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kops/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/scheme:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/fake/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/fake/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d244939d72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/fake/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = [
+        "doc.go",
+        "fake_cluster.go",
+        "fake_instancegroup.go",
+        "fake_keyset.go",
+        "fake_kops_client.go",
+        "fake_sshcredential.go",
+    ],
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kops/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/fake",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/testing:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/BUILD.bazel
index 33c2e25da4..e721ad4a81 100644
--- a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/BUILD.bazel
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/discovery:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/fake/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/fake/BUILD.bazel
index 9c14d55f40..cbc730cf0f 100644
--- a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/fake/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/fake/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/apis/kops:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/internalversion/fake:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha2/fake:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/fake:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2106fd44c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = [
+        "cluster.go",
+        "doc.go",
+        "generated_expansion.go",
+        "instancegroup.go",
+        "keyset.go",
+        "kops_client.go",
+        "sshcredential.go",
+    ],
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kops/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/scheme:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/fake/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/fake/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3804b591c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/fake/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = [
+        "doc.go",
+        "fake_cluster.go",
+        "fake_instancegroup.go",
+        "fake_keyset.go",
+        "fake_kops_client.go",
+        "fake_sshcredential.go",
+    ],
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kops/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3/fake",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/testing:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/edit/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/edit/BUILD.bazel
index 5a30dcc0a2..6f828334de 100644
--- a/pkg/edit/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/edit/BUILD.bazel
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ go_test(
     srcs = ["edit_test.go"],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/apis/kops:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc/v2:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kopscodecs/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/kopscodecs/BUILD.bazel
index be82952d3c..1791adec06 100644
--- a/pkg/kopscodecs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/kopscodecs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ go_test(
     srcs = ["codecs_test.go"],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/apis/kops:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/diff:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc/v2:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/model/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/model/BUILD.bazel
index 696f33301b..fb6773304a 100644
--- a/pkg/model/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/model/BUILD.bazel
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/apis/kops/model:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/kops/registry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/kops/util:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/nodeup:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kopscodecs:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/model/components:go_default_library",
diff --git a/tests/codecs/BUILD.bazel b/tests/codecs/BUILD.bazel
index f58dd4a279..a06f8fda62 100644
--- a/tests/codecs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/codecs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
     srcs = ["componentconfig_test.go"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/diff:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kopscodecs:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/tests/integration/conversion/BUILD.bazel b/tests/integration/conversion/BUILD.bazel
index 518ce485e6..c013b560b6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/conversion/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/integration/conversion/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ go_test(
     ],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha3:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/diff:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kopscodecs:go_default_library",
         "//util/pkg/text:go_default_library",