diff --git a/lib/shared/addon/components/cluster-driver/driver-googlegke/template.hbs b/lib/shared/addon/components/cluster-driver/driver-googlegke/template.hbs
index d8d639610..837a5019d 100644
--- a/lib/shared/addon/components/cluster-driver/driver-googlegke/template.hbs
+++ b/lib/shared/addon/components/cluster-driver/driver-googlegke/template.hbs
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@
               value=config.masterVersion
               versions=versionChoices
           }}
+
+          {{#if (and editing (not-eq initialMasterVersion config.masterVersion))}}
+              {{banner-message
+                icon='icon-alert'
+                color='bg-warning mb-10'
+                message=(t "clusterNew.googlegke.masterVersion.warning")
+              }}
+          {{/if}}
         </div>
         {{#unless hideNewField}}
           <div class="col span-6">
diff --git a/translations/en-us.yaml b/translations/en-us.yaml
index f28116809..1327fa402 100644
--- a/translations/en-us.yaml
+++ b/translations/en-us.yaml
@@ -2496,6 +2496,7 @@ clusterNew:
     masterVersion:
       label: Kubernetes Version
       prompt: Choose a Version...
+      warning: When you upgrade the Kubernetes version with GKE only the master version will be upgraded. If you would like to upgrade the nodes as well you will need to do this manually via the Google Cloud Platform.
     clusterIpv4Cidr:
       label: Container Address Range
       placeholder: e.g. 10.42.0.0/16