diff --git a/docs/azure/cluster-parameters.md b/docs/azure/cluster-parameters.md
index d0bbf46d9..6575649c7 100644
--- a/docs/azure/cluster-parameters.md
+++ b/docs/azure/cluster-parameters.md
@@ -80,19 +80,3 @@ These objects then should be referenced in the `Deployment` object in the
 Subscription ID which was used to create service principal should be the
 same that will be used in the `.spec.config.subscriptionID` field of the
 `Deployment` object.
-
-### Cloud controller manager note
-
-In order for CCM to work on Azure it requires `azure.json` file to be located on
-all nodes.
-
-Because of a limitation (k0sproject/k0smotron#692) it's not currently possible
-to automatically pass credentials to all nodes.
-
-To mitigate that you should pass cluster identity data once again in the
-following fields of a `Deployment` object:
-
-- `.spec.config.tenantID` - value of the `tenant` field of a service principal
-- `.spec.config.clientID` - value of the `appId` field of a service principal
-- `.spec.config.clientSecret` - value of the `password` field of a service
-  principal
diff --git a/templates/azure-hosted-cp/Chart.yaml b/templates/azure-hosted-cp/Chart.yaml
index 5c3bfcbf6..54068bc9b 100644
--- a/templates/azure-hosted-cp/Chart.yaml
+++ b/templates/azure-hosted-cp/Chart.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.0.1
+version: 0.1.1
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
diff --git a/templates/azure-hosted-cp/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/azure-hosted-cp/templates/_helpers.tpl
index dae9addfb..06dc0b9f7 100644
--- a/templates/azure-hosted-cp/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/azure-hosted-cp/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -17,27 +17,3 @@
 {{- define "machinedeployment.name" -}}
     {{- include "cluster.name" . }}-md
 {{- end }}
-
-{{- define "azure.json" -}}
-{
-  "cloud": "AzurePublicCloud",
-  "tenantId": "{{ .Values.tenantID }}",
-  "subscriptionId": "{{ .Values.subscriptionID }}",
-  "aadClientId": "{{ .Values.clientID }}",
-  "aadClientSecret": "{{ .Values.clientSecret }}",
-  "resourceGroup": "{{ .Values.resourceGroup }}",
-  "securityGroupName": "{{ .Values.network.securityGroupName }}",
-  "securityGroupResourceGroup": "{{ .Values.resourceGroup }}",
-  "location": "{{ .Values.location }}",
-  "vmType": "vmss",
-  "vnetName": "{{ .Values.network.vnetName }}",
-  "vnetResourceGroup": "{{ .Values.resourceGroup }}",
-  "subnetName": "{{ .Values.network.nodeSubnetName }}",
-  "routeTableName": "{{ .Values.routeTableName }}",
-  "loadBalancerSku": "Standard",
-  "loadBalancerName": "",
-  "maximumLoadBalancerRuleCount": 250,
-  "useManagedIdentityExtension": false,
-  "useInstanceMetadata": true
-}
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/templates/azure-hosted-cp/templates/k0sworkerconfigtemplate.yaml b/templates/azure-hosted-cp/templates/k0sworkerconfigtemplate.yaml
index 1233d640e..17618007e 100644
--- a/templates/azure-hosted-cp/templates/k0sworkerconfigtemplate.yaml
+++ b/templates/azure-hosted-cp/templates/k0sworkerconfigtemplate.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ spec:
       files:
         - path: "/etc/kubernetes/azure.json"
           permissions: "0644"
-          content: {{ include "azure.json" . | toJson }}
+          contentFrom:
+            secretRef:
+              key: worker-node-azure.json
+              name: {{ include "azuremachinetemplate.name" . }}-azure-json
diff --git a/templates/azure-hosted-cp/values.schema.json b/templates/azure-hosted-cp/values.schema.json
index 9d6b4e391..dd04d037b 100644
--- a/templates/azure-hosted-cp/values.schema.json
+++ b/templates/azure-hosted-cp/values.schema.json
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
     "workersNumber",
     "location",
     "subscriptionID",
-    "tenantID",
-    "clientID",
-    "clientSecret",
     "clusterIdentity",
     "resourceGroup",
     "network",
@@ -65,18 +62,6 @@
       "description": "Azure subscription ID which will be used for all resources",
       "type": "string"
     },
-    "tenantID": {
-      "description": "Tenant ID for the service principal",
-      "type": "string"
-    },
-    "clientID": {
-      "description": "Client ID of the service principal",
-      "type": "string"
-    },
-    "clientSecret": {
-      "description": "Client secret of the service principal",
-      "type": "string"
-    },
     "bastion": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "The configuration of the bastion host",
diff --git a/templates/azure-hosted-cp/values.yaml b/templates/azure-hosted-cp/values.yaml
index 6feea59a5..3440db477 100644
--- a/templates/azure-hosted-cp/values.yaml
+++ b/templates/azure-hosted-cp/values.yaml
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ clusterNetwork:
 # Azure cluster parameters
 location: ""
 subscriptionID: ""
-# k0sproject/k0smotron#692 workaround
-tenantID: ""
-clientID: ""
-clientSecret: ""
-###
 bastion:
   enabled: false
   bastionSpec:
diff --git a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/Chart.yaml b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/Chart.yaml
index f8398fdb2..d47838fac 100644
--- a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/Chart.yaml
+++ b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/Chart.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.0.1
+version: 0.1.1
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
diff --git a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 264bb1db0..dfd4b9b8b 100644
--- a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -21,51 +21,3 @@
 {{- define "machinedeployment.name" -}}
     {{- include "cluster.name" . }}-md
 {{- end }}
-
-{{- define "azure.json.worker" -}}
-{
-  "cloud": "AzurePublicCloud",
-  "tenantId": "{{ .Values.tenantID }}",
-  "subscriptionId": "{{ .Values.subscriptionID }}",
-  "aadClientId": "{{ .Values.clientID }}",
-  "aadClientSecret": "{{ .Values.clientSecret }}",
-  "resourceGroup": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}",
-  "securityGroupName": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}-node-nsg",
-  "securityGroupResourceGroup": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}",
-  "location": "{{ .Values.location }}",
-  "vmType": "vmss",
-  "vnetName": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}-vnet",
-  "vnetResourceGroup": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}",
-  "subnetName": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}-node-subnet",
-  "routeTableName": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}-node-routetable",
-  "loadBalancerSku": "Standard",
-  "loadBalancerName": "",
-  "maximumLoadBalancerRuleCount": 250,
-  "useManagedIdentityExtension": false,
-  "useInstanceMetadata": true
-}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- define "azure.json.controller" -}}
-{
-  "cloud": "AzurePublicCloud",
-  "tenantId": "{{ .Values.tenantID }}",
-  "subscriptionId": "{{ .Values.subscriptionID }}",
-  "aadClientId": "{{ .Values.clientID }}",
-  "aadClientSecret": "{{ .Values.clientSecret }}",
-  "resourceGroup": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}",
-  "securityGroupName": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}-controlplane-nsg",
-  "securityGroupResourceGroup": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}",
-  "location": "{{ .Values.location }}",
-  "vmType": "vmss",
-  "vnetName": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}-vnet",
-  "vnetResourceGroup": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}",
-  "subnetName": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}-controlplane-subnet",
-  "routeTableName": "{{ include "cluster.name" . }}-controlplane-routetable",
-  "loadBalancerSku": "Standard",
-  "loadBalancerName": "",
-  "maximumLoadBalancerRuleCount": 250,
-  "useManagedIdentityExtension": false,
-  "useInstanceMetadata": true
-}
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/k0scontrolplane.yaml b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/k0scontrolplane.yaml
index 8ec5035ae..95294cf93 100644
--- a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/k0scontrolplane.yaml
+++ b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/k0scontrolplane.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ spec:
     files:
       - path: "/etc/kubernetes/azure.json"
         permissions: "0644"
-        content: {{ include "azure.json.controller" . | toJson }}
+        contentFrom:
+          secretRef:
+            key: control-plane-azure.json
+            name: {{ include "k0scontrolplane.name" . }}-0-azure-json
     k0s:
       apiVersion: k0s.k0sproject.io/v1beta1
       kind: ClusterConfig
diff --git a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/k0sworkerconfigtemplate.yaml b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/k0sworkerconfigtemplate.yaml
index 51f3c614f..9072c62e3 100644
--- a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/k0sworkerconfigtemplate.yaml
+++ b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/templates/k0sworkerconfigtemplate.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ spec:
       files:
         - path: "/etc/kubernetes/azure.json"
           permissions: "0644"
-          content: {{ include "azure.json.worker" . | toJson }}
+          contentFrom:
+            secretRef:
+              key: worker-node-azure.json
+              name: {{ include "azuremachinetemplate.worker.name" . }}-azure-json
diff --git a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/values.schema.json b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/values.schema.json
index 75bf5c400..50e55def5 100644
--- a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/values.schema.json
+++ b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/values.schema.json
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
     "workersNumber",
     "location",
     "subscriptionID",
-    "tenantID",
-    "clientID",
-    "clientSecret",
     "clusterIdentity"
   ],
   "properties": {
@@ -62,18 +59,6 @@
       "description": "Azure subscription ID which will be used for all resources",
       "type": "string"
     },
-    "tenantID": {
-      "description": "Tenant ID for the service principal",
-      "type": "string"
-    },
-    "clientID": {
-      "description": "Client ID of the service principal",
-      "type": "string"
-    },
-    "clientSecret": {
-      "description": "Client secret of the service principal",
-      "type": "string"
-    },
     "bastion": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "The configuration of the bastion host",
diff --git a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/values.yaml b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/values.yaml
index 7ba5003b1..9b9bb0520 100644
--- a/templates/azure-standalone-cp/values.yaml
+++ b/templates/azure-standalone-cp/values.yaml
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ clusterNetwork:
 # Azure cluster parameters
 location: ""
 subscriptionID: ""
-# k0sproject/k0smotron#692 workaround
-tenantID: ""
-clientID: ""
-clientSecret: ""
-###
 bastion:
   enabled: false
   bastionSpec:
diff --git a/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/azure-hosted-cp.yaml b/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/azure-hosted-cp.yaml
index 67daba869..4f91571ad 100644
--- a/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/azure-hosted-cp.yaml
+++ b/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/azure-hosted-cp.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   helm:
     chartName: azure-hosted-cp
-    chartVersion: 0.0.1
+    chartVersion: 0.1.1
diff --git a/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/azure-standalone-cp.yaml b/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/azure-standalone-cp.yaml
index a8bd9856f..7276ef07a 100644
--- a/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/azure-standalone-cp.yaml
+++ b/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/azure-standalone-cp.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   helm:
     chartName: azure-standalone-cp
-    chartVersion: 0.0.1
+    chartVersion: 0.1.1
diff --git a/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/k0smotron.yaml b/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/k0smotron.yaml
index adf37ee44..cd2c2ea33 100644
--- a/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/k0smotron.yaml
+++ b/templates/hmc-templates/files/templates/k0smotron.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   helm:
     chartName: k0smotron
-    chartVersion: 0.1.2
+    chartVersion: 0.1.3
diff --git a/templates/k0smotron/Chart.yaml b/templates/k0smotron/Chart.yaml
index 7a2d2493a..8e715a2ef 100644
--- a/templates/k0smotron/Chart.yaml
+++ b/templates/k0smotron/Chart.yaml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.1.2
+version: 0.1.3
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "1.0.2"
+appVersion: "1.0.4"
 annotations:
   hmc.mirantis.com/type: provider
   hmc.mirantis.com/infrastructure-providers: k0smotron
diff --git a/templates/k0smotron/templates/providers.yaml b/templates/k0smotron/templates/providers.yaml
index 461ec50c4..addf50193 100644
--- a/templates/k0smotron/templates/providers.yaml
+++ b/templates/k0smotron/templates/providers.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: InfrastructureProvider
 metadata:
   name: k0smotron
 spec:
-  version: v1.0.2
+  version: v1.0.4
   fetchConfig:
     url: https://github.com/k0sproject/k0smotron/releases/{{ .Values.version }}/infrastructure-components.yaml
   {{- if .Values.configSecret.name }}
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ kind: BootstrapProvider
 metadata:
   name: k0smotron
 spec:
-  version: v1.0.2
+  version: v1.0.4
   fetchConfig:
     url: https://github.com/k0sproject/k0smotron/releases/{{ .Values.version }}/bootstrap-components.yaml
   {{- if .Values.configSecret.name }}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ kind: ControlPlaneProvider
 metadata:
   name: k0smotron
 spec:
-  version: v1.0.2
+  version: v1.0.4
   fetchConfig:
     url: https://github.com/k0sproject/k0smotron/releases/{{ .Values.version }}/control-plane-components.yaml
   {{- if .Values.configSecret.name }}