diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-release-4.3-periodics.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-release-4.3-periodics.yaml
index 95e9b1f641336..e90e226ae9678 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-release-4.3-periodics.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-release-4.3-periodics.yaml
@@ -4236,6 +4236,111 @@ periodics:
     - name: pull-secret
       secret:
         secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+- agent: kubernetes
+  decorate: true
+  interval: 8h
+  labels:
+    ci.openshift.io/release-type: informing
+    job-env: aws
+    job-release: "4.3"
+    job-test: e2e
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    release.openshift.io/verify: "true"
+  name: release-openshift-origin-installer-e2e-aws-upgrade-4.2-nightly-to-4.3
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - command:
+      - /bin/bash
+      - -c
+      - |
+        #!/bin/bash
+        set -euo pipefail
+
+        initial=$(ARTIFACTS)/release-initial.json
+        latest=$(ARTIFACTS)/release-latest.json
+        if ! curl -G https://openshift-release.svc.ci.openshift.org/api/v1/releasestream/4.2.0-0.nightly/latest > ${initial}; then
+          echo "error: Could not find a 4.2 nightly version"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if ! curl -G https://openshift-release.svc.ci.openshift.org/api/v1/releasestream/4.3.0-0.nightly/latest > ${latest}; then
+          echo "error: Could not find a 4.3 nightly version"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        from=$( python -c 'import json,sys; print json.load(open(sys.argv[1], "r"))["name"]' "${initial}" )
+        to=$( python -c 'import json,sys; print json.load(open(sys.argv[1], "r"))["name"]' "${latest}" )
+        export RELEASE_IMAGE_INITIAL=$( python -c 'import json,sys; print json.load(open(sys.argv[1], "r"))["pullSpec"]' "${initial}" )
+        export RELEASE_IMAGE_LATEST=$( python -c 'import json,sys; print json.load(open(sys.argv[1], "r"))["pullSpec"]' "${latest}" )
+
+        # prow doesn't allow init containers or a second container
+        export PATH=$PATH:/tmp/bin
+        mkdir /tmp/bin
+        curl https://storage.googleapis.com/origin-ci-test/_tools/4.1.0/oc >/tmp/bin/oc 2>/dev/null
+        chmod ug+x /tmp/bin/oc
+
+        # annotate the information about this job so that the release controller adds it to the upgrade graph
+        oc annotate pj/${PROW_JOB_ID} "release.openshift.io/from-tag=${from}" "release.openshift.io/tag=${to}" "release.openshift.io/source=ocp/$(BRANCH)"
+
+        ci-operator --artifact-dir=$(ARTIFACTS) \
+          --lease-server=http://boskos \
+          --secret-dir=/usr/local/pull-secret --secret-dir=/usr/local/e2e-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)-upgrade-cluster-profile \
+          --target=e2e-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)-upgrade --input-hash=$(BUILD_ID) --input-hash=$(JOB_NAME)
+      env:
+      - name: BRANCH
+        value: "4.3"
+      - name: CLUSTER_TYPE
+        value: aws
+      - name: CONFIG_SPEC
+        value: |
+          tag_specification:
+            name: "$(BRANCH)"
+            namespace: ocp
+          resources:
+            '*':
+              limits:
+                memory: 4Gi
+              requests:
+                cpu: 100m
+                memory: 200Mi
+          tests:
+          - as: e2e-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)
+            commands: TEST_SUITE=openshift/conformance/parallel run-tests
+            openshift_installer:
+              cluster_profile: "$(CLUSTER_TYPE)"
+          - as: e2e-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)-serial
+            commands: TEST_SUITE=openshift/conformance/serial run-tests
+            openshift_installer:
+              cluster_profile: "$(CLUSTER_TYPE)"
+          - as: e2e-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)-upgrade
+            commands: TEST_SUITE=all run-upgrade-tests
+            openshift_installer:
+              cluster_profile: "$(CLUSTER_TYPE)"
+              upgrade: true
+          - as: launch-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)
+            commands: sleep 9000 & wait
+            openshift_installer:
+              cluster_profile: "$(CLUSTER_TYPE)"
+      image: ci-operator:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 10m
+      volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /usr/local/e2e-aws-upgrade-cluster-profile
+        name: cluster-profile
+      - mountPath: /usr/local/pull-secret
+        name: pull-secret
+    serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+    volumes:
+    - name: cluster-profile
+      projected:
+        sources:
+        - secret:
+            name: cluster-secrets-aws
+    - name: pull-secret
+      secret:
+        secretName: ci-pull-credentials
 - agent: kubernetes
   decorate: true
   interval: 12h
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-release-4.4-periodics.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-release-4.4-periodics.yaml
index 76d49bdc94f96..f38ef02f5bc74 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-release-4.4-periodics.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-release-4.4-periodics.yaml
@@ -4196,6 +4196,111 @@ periodics:
     - name: pull-secret
       secret:
         secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+- agent: kubernetes
+  decorate: true
+  interval: 48h
+  labels:
+    ci.openshift.io/release-type: informing
+    job-env: aws
+    job-release: "4.4"
+    job-test: e2e
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    release.openshift.io/verify: "true"
+  name: release-openshift-origin-installer-e2e-aws-upgrade-4.3-nightly-to-4.4
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - command:
+      - /bin/bash
+      - -c
+      - |
+        #!/bin/bash
+        set -euo pipefail
+
+        initial=$(ARTIFACTS)/release-initial.json
+        latest=$(ARTIFACTS)/release-latest.json
+        if ! curl -G https://openshift-release.svc.ci.openshift.org/api/v1/releasestream/4.3.0-0.nightly/latest > ${initial}; then
+          echo "error: Could not find a 4.3 nightly version"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if ! curl -G https://openshift-release.svc.ci.openshift.org/api/v1/releasestream/4.4.0-0.nightly/latest > ${latest}; then
+          echo "error: Could not find a 4.4 nightly version"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        from=$( python -c 'import json,sys; print json.load(open(sys.argv[1], "r"))["name"]' "${initial}" )
+        to=$( python -c 'import json,sys; print json.load(open(sys.argv[1], "r"))["name"]' "${latest}" )
+        export RELEASE_IMAGE_INITIAL=$( python -c 'import json,sys; print json.load(open(sys.argv[1], "r"))["pullSpec"]' "${initial}" )
+        export RELEASE_IMAGE_LATEST=$( python -c 'import json,sys; print json.load(open(sys.argv[1], "r"))["pullSpec"]' "${latest}" )
+
+        # prow doesn't allow init containers or a second container
+        export PATH=$PATH:/tmp/bin
+        mkdir /tmp/bin
+        curl https://storage.googleapis.com/origin-ci-test/_tools/4.1.0/oc >/tmp/bin/oc 2>/dev/null
+        chmod ug+x /tmp/bin/oc
+
+        # annotate the information about this job so that the release controller adds it to the upgrade graph
+        oc annotate pj/${PROW_JOB_ID} "release.openshift.io/from-tag=${from}" "release.openshift.io/tag=${to}" "release.openshift.io/source=ocp/$(BRANCH)"
+
+        ci-operator --artifact-dir=$(ARTIFACTS) \
+          --lease-server=http://boskos \
+          --secret-dir=/usr/local/pull-secret --secret-dir=/usr/local/e2e-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)-upgrade-cluster-profile \
+          --target=e2e-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)-upgrade --input-hash=$(BUILD_ID) --input-hash=$(JOB_NAME)
+      env:
+      - name: BRANCH
+        value: "4.4"
+      - name: CLUSTER_TYPE
+        value: aws
+      - name: CONFIG_SPEC
+        value: |
+          tag_specification:
+            name: "$(BRANCH)"
+            namespace: ocp
+          resources:
+            '*':
+              limits:
+                memory: 4Gi
+              requests:
+                cpu: 100m
+                memory: 200Mi
+          tests:
+          - as: e2e-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)
+            commands: TEST_SUITE=openshift/conformance/parallel run-tests
+            openshift_installer:
+              cluster_profile: "$(CLUSTER_TYPE)"
+          - as: e2e-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)-serial
+            commands: TEST_SUITE=openshift/conformance/serial run-tests
+            openshift_installer:
+              cluster_profile: "$(CLUSTER_TYPE)"
+          - as: e2e-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)-upgrade
+            commands: TEST_SUITE=all run-upgrade-tests
+            openshift_installer:
+              cluster_profile: "$(CLUSTER_TYPE)"
+              upgrade: true
+          - as: launch-$(CLUSTER_TYPE)
+            commands: sleep 9000 & wait
+            openshift_installer:
+              cluster_profile: "$(CLUSTER_TYPE)"
+      image: ci-operator:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 10m
+      volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /usr/local/e2e-aws-upgrade-cluster-profile
+        name: cluster-profile
+      - mountPath: /usr/local/pull-secret
+        name: pull-secret
+    serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+    volumes:
+    - name: cluster-profile
+      projected:
+        sources:
+        - secret:
+            name: cluster-secrets-aws
+    - name: pull-secret
+      secret:
+        secretName: ci-pull-credentials
 - agent: kubernetes
   decorate: true
   interval: 48h