diff --git a/template/kubernetes-template.spec b/template/kubernetes-template.spec
index f5070c7..193e53e 100644
--- a/template/kubernetes-template.spec
+++ b/template/kubernetes-template.spec
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ Source116:      %{repo}.sysusers
 Patch3:         build-with-debug-info.patch
 
 ##############################################
-# main package components - installs kubelet, kubeadm and necessary
-# configuration files. Recommends kubernetes-client.
+# main package components - installs kubelet and necessary
+# configuration files. Recommends kubernetes-client and
+# kubernetes-kubeadm.
 
-# build requirements for kubelet, kubeadm
+# build requirements for kubelet
 BuildRequires: golang >= %{golangver}
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: go-md2man
@@ -88,30 +89,48 @@ Requires:   conntrack-tools
 Requires(pre): shadow-utils
 Requires:      socat
 Recommends:    %{name}-client = %{version}-%{release}
+Recommends:    %{name}-kubeadm = %{version}-%{release}
 
-# additional kubeadm requirements
-Requires: containernetworking-plugins
-Requires: cri-tools
+# require same version for kubernetes-kubeadm if installed
+Conflicts: %{name}-kubeadm < %{version}-%{release}
+Conflicts: %{name}-kubeadm > %{version}-%{release}
 
 # require same version for kubernetes-client if installed
 Conflicts: %{name}-client < %{version}-%{release}
 Conflicts: %{name}-client > %{version}-%{release}
 
 # provides and obsoletes kubernetes-node and kubernetes-kubeadm
-Provides: kubernetes-kubeadm = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes: kubernetes-kubeadm < %{switchver}
 Provides: kubernetes-node = %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes: kubernetes-node < %{switchver}
 
 %description
 %{summary}
-Installs kubeadm and kubelet, the two basic components needed to
-bootstrap, and run a cluster. The kubernetes-client sub-package,
+Installs kubelet, the kubernetes agent on each machine in a
+cluster. The kubernetes-client sub-package,
 containing kubectl, is recommended but not strictly required.
 The kubernetes-client sub-package should be installed on
 control plane machines.
 
 ##############################################
+%package  kubeadm
+Summary:  Kubernetes tool for standing up clusters
+Requires: kubernetes = %{version}-%{release}
+
+BuildRequires: golang >= %{golangver}
+BuildRequires: systemd
+Requires: containernetworking-plugins
+Requires: cri-tools
+
+# require same version for kubernetes
+Conflicts: %{name} < %{version}-%{release}
+Conflicts: %{name} > %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description kubeadm
+Kubernetes tool for standing up clusters. Not mandatory. If used,
+install on each machine in the cluster. Used to initialize each node,
+and to join new machines to an existing cluster.
+
+##############################################
 %package client
 Summary: Kubernetes client tools
 
@@ -345,12 +364,15 @@ fi
 %{_tmpfilesdir}/kubernetes.conf
 %verify(not size mtime md5) %attr(755, kube,kube) %dir /run/%{repo}
 
-# kubeadm
+##############################################
+%files kubeadm
+%license LICENSE
+%doc *.md
 %{_mandir}/man1/kubeadm.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/kubeadm-*
 %{_bindir}/kubeadm
 %dir %{_unitdir}/kubelet.service.d
-%config(noreplace) %{_unitdir}/kubelet.service.d/10-kubeadm.conf
+%{_unitdir}/kubelet.service.d/10-kubeadm.conf
 
 ##############################################
 %files client