diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a0fcfbf5473..2b906dcf243 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ create-workload-cluster: $(ENVSUBST)
 	timeout 600 bash -c "while ! kubectl --kubeconfig=./kubeconfig get nodes | grep master; do sleep 1; done"
 
 	# Deploy calico
-	kubectl --kubeconfig=./kubeconfig apply -f https://docs.projectcalico.org/v3.13/manifests/calico.yaml
+	kubectl --kubeconfig=./kubeconfig apply -f templates/addons/calico.yaml
 
 	@echo 'run "kubectl --kubeconfig=./kubeconfig ..." to work with the new target cluster'
 
diff --git a/templates/addons/calico.yaml b/templates/addons/calico.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25aa03b4dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/addons/calico.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,787 @@
+---
+# Source: calico/templates/calico-config.yaml
+# This ConfigMap is used to configure a self-hosted Calico installation.
+kind: ConfigMap
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: calico-config
+  namespace: kube-system
+data:
+  # Typha is disabled.
+  typha_service_name: "none"
+  # Configure the backend to use.
+  calico_backend: "vxlan"
+
+  # Configure the MTU to use
+  veth_mtu: "1440"
+
+  # The CNI network configuration to install on each node.  The special
+  # values in this config will be automatically populated.
+  cni_network_config: |-
+    {
+      "name": "k8s-pod-network",
+      "cniVersion": "0.3.1",
+      "plugins": [
+        {
+          "type": "calico",
+          "log_level": "info",
+          "datastore_type": "kubernetes",
+          "nodename": "__KUBERNETES_NODE_NAME__",
+          "mtu": __CNI_MTU__,
+          "ipam": {
+              "type": "calico-ipam"
+          },
+          "policy": {
+              "type": "k8s"
+          },
+          "kubernetes": {
+              "kubeconfig": "__KUBECONFIG_FILEPATH__"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "portmap",
+          "snat": true,
+          "capabilities": {"portMappings": true}
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "bandwidth",
+          "capabilities": {"bandwidth": true}
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+
+---
+# Source: calico/templates/kdd-crds.yaml
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: felixconfigurations.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: FelixConfiguration
+    plural: felixconfigurations
+    singular: felixconfiguration
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: ipamblocks.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: IPAMBlock
+    plural: ipamblocks
+    singular: ipamblock
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: blockaffinities.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: BlockAffinity
+    plural: blockaffinities
+    singular: blockaffinity
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: ipamhandles.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: IPAMHandle
+    plural: ipamhandles
+    singular: ipamhandle
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: ipamconfigs.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: IPAMConfig
+    plural: ipamconfigs
+    singular: ipamconfig
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: bgppeers.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: BGPPeer
+    plural: bgppeers
+    singular: bgppeer
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: bgpconfigurations.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: BGPConfiguration
+    plural: bgpconfigurations
+    singular: bgpconfiguration
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: ippools.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: IPPool
+    plural: ippools
+    singular: ippool
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: hostendpoints.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: HostEndpoint
+    plural: hostendpoints
+    singular: hostendpoint
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: clusterinformations.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: ClusterInformation
+    plural: clusterinformations
+    singular: clusterinformation
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: globalnetworkpolicies.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: GlobalNetworkPolicy
+    plural: globalnetworkpolicies
+    singular: globalnetworkpolicy
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: globalnetworksets.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Cluster
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: GlobalNetworkSet
+    plural: globalnetworksets
+    singular: globalnetworkset
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: networkpolicies.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Namespaced
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: NetworkPolicy
+    plural: networkpolicies
+    singular: networkpolicy
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: networksets.crd.projectcalico.org
+spec:
+  scope: Namespaced
+  group: crd.projectcalico.org
+  version: v1
+  names:
+    kind: NetworkSet
+    plural: networksets
+    singular: networkset
+---
+# Source: calico/templates/rbac.yaml
+
+# Include a clusterrole for the kube-controllers component,
+# and bind it to the calico-kube-controllers serviceaccount.
+kind: ClusterRole
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: calico-kube-controllers
+rules:
+  # Nodes are watched to monitor for deletions.
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources:
+      - nodes
+    verbs:
+      - watch
+      - list
+      - get
+  # Pods are queried to check for existence.
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources:
+      - pods
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  # IPAM resources are manipulated when nodes are deleted.
+  - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
+    resources:
+      - ippools
+    verbs:
+      - list
+  - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
+    resources:
+      - blockaffinities
+      - ipamblocks
+      - ipamhandles
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - create
+      - update
+      - delete
+  # Needs access to update clusterinformations.
+  - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
+    resources:
+      - clusterinformations
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - create
+      - update
+---
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: calico-kube-controllers
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: calico-kube-controllers
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: calico-kube-controllers
+  namespace: kube-system
+---
+# Include a clusterrole for the calico-node DaemonSet,
+# and bind it to the calico-node serviceaccount.
+kind: ClusterRole
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: calico-node
+rules:
+  # The CNI plugin needs to get pods, nodes, and namespaces.
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources:
+      - pods
+      - nodes
+      - namespaces
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources:
+      - endpoints
+      - services
+    verbs:
+      # Used to discover service IPs for advertisement.
+      - watch
+      - list
+      # Used to discover Typhas.
+      - get
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources:
+      - nodes/status
+    verbs:
+      # Needed for clearing NodeNetworkUnavailable flag.
+      - patch
+      # Calico stores some configuration information in node annotations.
+      - update
+  # Watch for changes to Kubernetes NetworkPolicies.
+  - apiGroups: ["networking.k8s.io"]
+    resources:
+      - networkpolicies
+    verbs:
+      - watch
+      - list
+  # Used by Calico for policy information.
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources:
+      - pods
+      - namespaces
+      - serviceaccounts
+    verbs:
+      - list
+      - watch
+  # The CNI plugin patches pods/status.
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources:
+      - pods/status
+    verbs:
+      - patch
+  # Calico monitors various CRDs for config.
+  - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
+    resources:
+      - globalfelixconfigs
+      - felixconfigurations
+      - bgppeers
+      - globalbgpconfigs
+      - bgpconfigurations
+      - ippools
+      - ipamblocks
+      - globalnetworkpolicies
+      - globalnetworksets
+      - networkpolicies
+      - networksets
+      - clusterinformations
+      - hostendpoints
+      - blockaffinities
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  # Calico must create and update some CRDs on startup.
+  - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
+    resources:
+      - ippools
+      - felixconfigurations
+      - clusterinformations
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - update
+  # Calico stores some configuration information on the node.
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources:
+      - nodes
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  # These permissions are only requried for upgrade from v2.6, and can
+  # be removed after upgrade or on fresh installations.
+  - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
+    resources:
+      - bgpconfigurations
+      - bgppeers
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - update
+  # These permissions are required for Calico CNI to perform IPAM allocations.
+  - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
+    resources:
+      - blockaffinities
+      - ipamblocks
+      - ipamhandles
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - create
+      - update
+      - delete
+  - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
+    resources:
+      - ipamconfigs
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  # Block affinities must also be watchable by confd for route aggregation.
+  - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
+    resources:
+      - blockaffinities
+    verbs:
+      - watch
+  # The Calico IPAM migration needs to get daemonsets. These permissions can be
+  # removed if not upgrading from an installation using host-local IPAM.
+  - apiGroups: ["apps"]
+    resources:
+      - daemonsets
+    verbs:
+      - get
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: calico-node
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: calico-node
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: calico-node
+  namespace: kube-system
+
+---
+# Source: calico/templates/calico-node.yaml
+# This manifest installs the calico-node container, as well
+# as the CNI plugins and network config on
+# each master and worker node in a Kubernetes cluster.
+kind: DaemonSet
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+metadata:
+  name: calico-node
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    k8s-app: calico-node
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      k8s-app: calico-node
+  updateStrategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
+    rollingUpdate:
+      maxUnavailable: 1
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        k8s-app: calico-node
+      annotations:
+        # This, along with the CriticalAddonsOnly toleration below,
+        # marks the pod as a critical add-on, ensuring it gets
+        # priority scheduling and that its resources are reserved
+        # if it ever gets evicted.
+        scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
+    spec:
+      nodeSelector:
+        kubernetes.io/os: linux
+      hostNetwork: true
+      tolerations:
+        # Make sure calico-node gets scheduled on all nodes.
+        - effect: NoSchedule
+          operator: Exists
+        # Mark the pod as a critical add-on for rescheduling.
+        - key: CriticalAddonsOnly
+          operator: Exists
+        - effect: NoExecute
+          operator: Exists
+      serviceAccountName: calico-node
+      # Minimize downtime during a rolling upgrade or deletion; tell Kubernetes to do a "force
+      # deletion": https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod/#termination-of-pods.
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 0
+      priorityClassName: system-node-critical
+      initContainers:
+        # This container performs upgrade from host-local IPAM to calico-ipam.
+        # It can be deleted if this is a fresh installation, or if you have already
+        # upgraded to use calico-ipam.
+        - name: upgrade-ipam
+          image: calico/cni:v3.12.1
+          command: ["/opt/cni/bin/calico-ipam", "-upgrade"]
+          env:
+            - name: KUBERNETES_NODE_NAME
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: spec.nodeName
+            - name: CALICO_NETWORKING_BACKEND
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: calico-config
+                  key: calico_backend
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /var/lib/cni/networks
+              name: host-local-net-dir
+            - mountPath: /host/opt/cni/bin
+              name: cni-bin-dir
+          securityContext:
+            privileged: true
+        # This container installs the CNI binaries
+        # and CNI network config file on each node.
+        - name: install-cni
+          image: calico/cni:v3.12.1
+          command: ["/install-cni.sh"]
+          env:
+            # Name of the CNI config file to create.
+            - name: CNI_CONF_NAME
+              value: "10-calico.conflist"
+            # The CNI network config to install on each node.
+            - name: CNI_NETWORK_CONFIG
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: calico-config
+                  key: cni_network_config
+            # Set the hostname based on the k8s node name.
+            - name: KUBERNETES_NODE_NAME
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: spec.nodeName
+            # CNI MTU Config variable
+            - name: CNI_MTU
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: calico-config
+                  key: veth_mtu
+            # Prevents the container from sleeping forever.
+            - name: SLEEP
+              value: "false"
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /host/opt/cni/bin
+              name: cni-bin-dir
+            - mountPath: /host/etc/cni/net.d
+              name: cni-net-dir
+          securityContext:
+            privileged: true
+        # Adds a Flex Volume Driver that creates a per-pod Unix Domain Socket to allow Dikastes
+        # to communicate with Felix over the Policy Sync API.
+        - name: flexvol-driver
+          image: calico/pod2daemon-flexvol:v3.12.1
+          volumeMounts:
+          - name: flexvol-driver-host
+            mountPath: /host/driver
+          securityContext:
+            privileged: true
+      containers:
+        # Runs calico-node container on each Kubernetes node.  This
+        # container programs network policy and routes on each
+        # host.
+        - name: calico-node
+          image: calico/node:v3.12.1
+          env:
+            # Use Kubernetes API as the backing datastore.
+            - name: DATASTORE_TYPE
+              value: "kubernetes"
+            # Wait for the datastore.
+            - name: WAIT_FOR_DATASTORE
+              value: "true"
+            # Set based on the k8s node name.
+            - name: NODENAME
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: spec.nodeName
+            # Choose the backend to use.
+            - name: CALICO_NETWORKING_BACKEND
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: calico-config
+                  key: calico_backend
+            # Cluster type to identify the deployment type
+            - name: CLUSTER_TYPE
+              value: "k8s,bgp"
+            # Auto-detect the BGP IP address.
+            - name: IP
+              value: "autodetect"
+            # Enable VXLAN	
+            - name: CALICO_IPV4POOL_VXLAN
+              value: "Always"
+            # The default IPv4 pool to create on startup if none exists. Pod IPs will be
+            # chosen from this range. Changing this value after installation will have
+            # no effect. This should fall within `--cluster-cidr`.
+            - name: CALICO_IPV4POOL_CIDR
+              value: "192.168.0.0/16"
+            # Disable file logging so `kubectl logs` works.
+            - name: CALICO_DISABLE_FILE_LOGGING
+              value: "true"
+            # Set Felix endpoint to host default action to ACCEPT.
+            - name: FELIX_DEFAULTENDPOINTTOHOSTACTION
+              value: "ACCEPT"
+            # Disable IPv6 on Kubernetes.
+            - name: FELIX_IPV6SUPPORT
+              value: "false"
+            # Set Felix logging to "info"
+            - name: FELIX_LOGSEVERITYSCREEN
+              value: "info"
+            - name: FELIX_HEALTHENABLED
+              value: "true"
+          securityContext:
+            privileged: true
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 250m
+          livenessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+              - /bin/calico-node
+              - -felix-live
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            failureThreshold: 6
+          readinessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+              - /bin/calico-node
+              - -felix-ready
+            periodSeconds: 10
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /lib/modules
+              name: lib-modules
+              readOnly: true
+            - mountPath: /run/xtables.lock
+              name: xtables-lock
+              readOnly: false
+            - mountPath: /var/run/calico
+              name: var-run-calico
+              readOnly: false
+            - mountPath: /var/lib/calico
+              name: var-lib-calico
+              readOnly: false
+            - name: policysync
+              mountPath: /var/run/nodeagent
+      volumes:
+        # Used by calico-node.
+        - name: lib-modules
+          hostPath:
+            path: /lib/modules
+        - name: var-run-calico
+          hostPath:
+            path: /var/run/calico
+        - name: var-lib-calico
+          hostPath:
+            path: /var/lib/calico
+        - name: xtables-lock
+          hostPath:
+            path: /run/xtables.lock
+            type: FileOrCreate
+        # Used to install CNI.
+        - name: cni-bin-dir
+          hostPath:
+            path: /opt/cni/bin
+        - name: cni-net-dir
+          hostPath:
+            path: /etc/cni/net.d
+        # Mount in the directory for host-local IPAM allocations. This is
+        # used when upgrading from host-local to calico-ipam, and can be removed
+        # if not using the upgrade-ipam init container.
+        - name: host-local-net-dir
+          hostPath:
+            path: /var/lib/cni/networks
+        # Used to create per-pod Unix Domain Sockets
+        - name: policysync
+          hostPath:
+            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+            path: /var/run/nodeagent
+        # Used to install Flex Volume Driver
+        - name: flexvol-driver-host
+          hostPath:
+            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+            path: /usr/libexec/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec/nodeagent~uds
+---
+
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: calico-node
+  namespace: kube-system
+
+---
+# Source: calico/templates/calico-kube-controllers.yaml
+
+# See https://github.com/projectcalico/kube-controllers
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: calico-kube-controllers
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    k8s-app: calico-kube-controllers
+spec:
+  # The controllers can only have a single active instance.
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      k8s-app: calico-kube-controllers
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      name: calico-kube-controllers
+      namespace: kube-system
+      labels:
+        k8s-app: calico-kube-controllers
+      annotations:
+        scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
+    spec:
+      nodeSelector:
+        kubernetes.io/os: linux
+      tolerations:
+        # Mark the pod as a critical add-on for rescheduling.
+        - key: CriticalAddonsOnly
+          operator: Exists
+        - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
+          effect: NoSchedule
+      serviceAccountName: calico-kube-controllers
+      priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
+      containers:
+        - name: calico-kube-controllers
+          image: calico/kube-controllers:v3.12.1
+          env:
+            # Choose which controllers to run.
+            - name: ENABLED_CONTROLLERS
+              value: node
+            - name: DATASTORE_TYPE
+              value: kubernetes
+          readinessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+              - /usr/bin/check-status
+              - -r
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: calico-kube-controllers
+  namespace: kube-system
+---
+# Source: calico/templates/calico-etcd-secrets.yaml
+
+---
+# Source: calico/templates/calico-typha.yaml
+
+---
+# Source: calico/templates/configure-canal.yaml
+
diff --git a/test/e2e/control_plane_cluster_test.go b/test/e2e/control_plane_cluster_test.go
index c9708ec735a..2ebfaec69f4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/control_plane_cluster_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/control_plane_cluster_test.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func ControlPlaneCluster(input *ControlPlaneClusterInput) {
 	if _, err := f.Write(data); err != nil {
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "stack: %+v", err)
 	}
-	calicoManifestPath := "https://docs.projectcalico.org/v3.13/manifests/calico.yaml"
+	calicoManifestPath := "../../templates/addons/calico.yaml"
 	applyCmd := exec.NewCommand(
 		exec.WithCommand("kubectl"),
 		exec.WithArgs("apply", "--kubeconfig", f.Name(), "-f", calicoManifestPath),