diff --git a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/format/formats.ts b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/format/formats.ts
index eb4ddbf155..7f00d2a1d5 100644
--- a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/format/formats.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/format/formats.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 
 import { constants as timerConstants } from '../timer';
 
-import type { ProjectType } from '../project';
+import type { AppProject, PluginProject, ProjectType } from '../project';
 import type { Codemod } from '../codemod';
 import type { Version } from '../version';
 import type { Report } from '../report';
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ export const codemodUID = (uid: string) => {
   return chalk.bold.cyan(uid);
 };
 
+export const projectDetails = (project: AppProject | PluginProject) => {
+  return `Project: TYPE=${projectType(project.type)}; CWD=${path(project.cwd)}; PATHS=${project.paths.map(path)}`;
+};
+
 export const projectType = (type: ProjectType) => chalk.cyan(type);
 
 export const versionRange = (range: Version.Range) => chalk.italic.yellow(range.raw);
diff --git a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/__tests__/project.test.ts b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/__tests__/project.test.ts
index d1de365cb5..9f540eeade 100644
--- a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/__tests__/project.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/__tests__/project.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ jest.mock('fs', () => fs);
 
 const srcFilename = (cwd: string, filename: string) => path.join(cwd, 'src', filename);
 const srcFilenames = (cwd: string) => {
-  return Object.keys(srcFiles).map((filename) => srcFilename(cwd, filename));
+  return Object.keys(defaultFiles).map((filename) => srcFilename(cwd, filename));
+};
+
+const pluginServerFilename = (cwd: string, filename: string) => path.join(cwd, 'server', filename);
+const pluginServerFilenames = (cwd: string) => {
+  return Object.keys(defaultFiles).map((filename) => pluginServerFilename(cwd, filename));
 };
 
 const currentStrapiVersion = '1.2.3';
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ const pluginPackageJSONFile = `{
   }
 }`;
 
-const srcFiles = {
+const defaultFiles = {
   'a.ts': 'console.log("a.ts")',
   'b.ts': 'console.log("b.ts")',
   'c.js': 'console.log("c.js")',
@@ -40,12 +45,12 @@ const srcFiles = {
 
 const appVolume = {
   'package.json': appPackageJSONFile,
-  src: srcFiles,
+  src: defaultFiles,
 };
 
 const pluginVolume = {
   'package.json': pluginPackageJSONFile,
-  src: srcFiles,
+  server: defaultFiles,
 };
 
 describe('Project', () => {
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ describe('Project', () => {
     });
 
     test('Fails on project without package.json file', async () => {
-      vol.fromNestedJSON({ src: srcFiles }, defaultCWD);
+      vol.fromNestedJSON({ src: defaultFiles }, defaultCWD);
 
       expect(() => projectFactory(defaultCWD)).toThrow(
         `Could not find a package.json file in ${defaultCWD}`
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ describe('Project', () => {
 
     test('Fails when not a plugin and no @strapi/strapi dependency found', async () => {
       vol.fromNestedJSON(
-        { 'package.json': `{ "name": "test", "version": "1.2.3" }`, src: srcFiles },
+        { 'package.json': `{ "name": "test", "version": "1.2.3" }`, src: defaultFiles },
         defaultCWD
       );
 
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ describe('Project', () => {
       vol.fromNestedJSON(
         {
           'package.json': `{ "name": "test", "version": "1.2.3", "dependencies": { "@strapi/strapi": "^4.0.0" } }`,
-          src: srcFiles,
+          src: defaultFiles,
         },
         defaultCWD
       );
@@ -133,7 +138,10 @@ describe('Project', () => {
 
       expect(project.files.length).toBe(7);
       expect(project.files).toStrictEqual(
-        expect.arrayContaining([path.join(defaultCWD, 'package.json'), ...srcFilenames(defaultCWD)])
+        expect.arrayContaining([
+          path.join(defaultCWD, 'package.json'),
+          ...pluginServerFilenames(defaultCWD),
+        ])
       );
 
       expect(project.cwd).toBe(defaultCWD);
@@ -172,7 +180,10 @@ describe('Project', () => {
 
       expect(project.files.length).toBe(7);
       expect(project.files).toStrictEqual(
-        expect.arrayContaining([path.join(defaultCWD, 'package.json'), ...srcFilenames(defaultCWD)])
+        expect.arrayContaining([
+          path.join(defaultCWD, 'package.json'),
+          ...pluginServerFilenames(defaultCWD),
+        ])
       );
 
       expect(project.cwd).toBe(defaultCWD);
diff --git a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/constants.ts b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/constants.ts
index 8f792804c8..1fd424f26c 100644
--- a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/constants.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 export const PROJECT_PACKAGE_JSON = 'package.json';
 
-export const PROJECT_DEFAULT_ALLOWED_ROOT_PATHS = ['src', 'config', 'public', 'admin', 'server'];
+export const PROJECT_APP_ALLOWED_ROOT_PATHS = ['src', 'config', 'public'];
 
-export const PROJECT_DEFAULT_CODE_EXTENSIONS = [
+export const PROJECT_PLUGIN_ALLOWED_ROOT_PATHS = ['admin', 'server'];
+
+export const PROJECT_PLUGIN_ROOT_FILES = ['strapi-admin.js', 'strapi-server.js'];
+
+export const PROJECT_CODE_EXTENSIONS = [
   // Source files
   'js',
   'mjs',
@@ -12,14 +16,9 @@ export const PROJECT_DEFAULT_CODE_EXTENSIONS = [
   'tsx',
 ];
 
-export const PROJECT_DEFAULT_JSON_EXTENSIONS = ['json'];
+export const PROJECT_JSON_EXTENSIONS = ['json'];
 
-export const PROJECT_DEFAULT_ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS = [
-  ...PROJECT_DEFAULT_CODE_EXTENSIONS,
-  ...PROJECT_DEFAULT_JSON_EXTENSIONS,
-];
-
-export const PROJECT_DEFAULT_PATTERNS = ['package.json'];
+export const PROJECT_ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS = [...PROJECT_CODE_EXTENSIONS, ...PROJECT_JSON_EXTENSIONS];
 
 export const SCOPED_STRAPI_PACKAGE_PREFIX = '@strapi/';
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/project.ts b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/project.ts
index 3c966ce80f..8d0f182de5 100644
--- a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/project.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/project.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ import * as constants from './constants';
 import type { Version } from '../version';
 import type { Codemod } from '../codemod';
 import type { Report } from '../report';
-import type { FileExtension, MinimalPackageJSON, ProjectType, RunCodemodsOptions } from './types';
+import type {
+  FileExtension,
+  MinimalPackageJSON,
+  ProjectConfig,
+  ProjectType,
+  RunCodemodsOptions,
+} from './types';
 
 export class Project {
   public cwd: string;
@@ -25,12 +31,15 @@ export class Project {
 
   public packageJSON!: MinimalPackageJSON;
 
-  constructor(cwd: string) {
+  public readonly paths: string[];
+
+  constructor(cwd: string, config: ProjectConfig) {
     if (!fse.pathExistsSync(cwd)) {
       throw new Error(`ENOENT: no such file or directory, access '${cwd}'`);
     }
 
     this.cwd = cwd;
+    this.paths = config.paths;
 
     this.refresh();
   }
@@ -67,12 +76,8 @@ export class Project {
   }
 
   private createProjectCodemodsRunners(dry: boolean = false) {
-    const jsonExtensions = constants.PROJECT_DEFAULT_JSON_EXTENSIONS.map<FileExtension>(
-      (ext) => `.${ext}`
-    );
-    const codeExtensions = constants.PROJECT_DEFAULT_CODE_EXTENSIONS.map<FileExtension>(
-      (ext) => `.${ext}`
-    );
+    const jsonExtensions = constants.PROJECT_JSON_EXTENSIONS.map<FileExtension>((ext) => `.${ext}`);
+    const codeExtensions = constants.PROJECT_CODE_EXTENSIONS.map<FileExtension>((ext) => `.${ext}`);
 
     const jsonFiles = this.getFilesByExtensions(jsonExtensions);
     const codeFiles = this.getFilesByExtensions(codeExtensions);
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ export class Project {
       parser: 'ts',
       runInBand: true,
       babel: true,
-      extensions: constants.PROJECT_DEFAULT_CODE_EXTENSIONS.join(','),
+      extensions: constants.PROJECT_CODE_EXTENSIONS.join(','),
       // Don't output any log coming from the runner
       print: false,
       silent: true,
@@ -109,20 +114,9 @@ export class Project {
   }
 
   private refreshProjectFiles(): void {
-    const allowedRootPaths = formatGlobCollectionPattern(
-      constants.PROJECT_DEFAULT_ALLOWED_ROOT_PATHS
-    );
-
-    const allowedExtensions = formatGlobCollectionPattern(
-      constants.PROJECT_DEFAULT_ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS
-    );
-
-    const projectFilesPattern = `./${allowedRootPaths}/**/*.${allowedExtensions}`;
-
-    const patterns = [projectFilesPattern, ...constants.PROJECT_DEFAULT_PATTERNS];
     const scanner = fileScannerFactory(this.cwd);
 
-    this.files = scanner.scan(patterns);
+    this.files = scanner.scan(this.paths);
   }
 }
 
@@ -131,8 +125,25 @@ export class AppProject extends Project {
 
   readonly type = 'application' as const satisfies ProjectType;
 
+  /**
+   * Returns an array of allowed file paths for a Strapi application
+   *
+   * The resulting paths include app default files and the root package.json file.
+   */
+  private static get paths() {
+    const allowedRootPaths = formatGlobCollectionPattern(constants.PROJECT_APP_ALLOWED_ROOT_PATHS);
+    const allowedExtensions = formatGlobCollectionPattern(constants.PROJECT_ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS);
+
+    return [
+      // App default files
+      `./${allowedRootPaths}/**/*.${allowedExtensions}`,
+      // Root package.json file
+      constants.PROJECT_PACKAGE_JSON,
+    ];
+  }
+
   constructor(cwd: string) {
-    super(cwd);
+    super(cwd, { paths: AppProject.paths });
     this.refreshStrapiVersion();
   }
 
@@ -206,6 +217,31 @@ const formatGlobCollectionPattern = (collection: string[]): string => {
 
 export class PluginProject extends Project {
   readonly type = 'plugin' as const satisfies ProjectType;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an array of allowed file paths for a Strapi plugin
+   *
+   * The resulting paths include plugin default files, the root package.json file, and plugin-specific files.
+   */
+  private static get paths() {
+    const allowedRootPaths = formatGlobCollectionPattern(
+      constants.PROJECT_PLUGIN_ALLOWED_ROOT_PATHS
+    );
+    const allowedExtensions = formatGlobCollectionPattern(constants.PROJECT_ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS);
+
+    return [
+      // Plugin default files
+      `./${allowedRootPaths}/**/*.${allowedExtensions}`,
+      // Root package.json file
+      constants.PROJECT_PACKAGE_JSON,
+      // Plugin root files
+      ...constants.PROJECT_PLUGIN_ROOT_FILES,
+    ];
+  }
+
+  constructor(cwd: string) {
+    super(cwd, { paths: PluginProject.paths });
+  }
 }
 
 const isPlugin = (cwd: string) => {
@@ -228,9 +264,5 @@ const isPlugin = (cwd: string) => {
 export const projectFactory = (cwd: string) => {
   fse.accessSync(cwd);
 
-  if (isPlugin(cwd)) {
-    return new PluginProject(cwd);
-  }
-
-  return new AppProject(cwd);
+  return isPlugin(cwd) ? new PluginProject(cwd) : new AppProject(cwd);
 };
diff --git a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/types.ts b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/types.ts
index cedb817fa6..1ebe7809f0 100644
--- a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/types.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/modules/project/types.ts
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ export type MinimalPackageJSON = {
   version: string;
   dependencies?: Record<string, string>;
 } & Utils.JSONObject;
+
+export interface ProjectConfig {
+  paths: string[];
+}
diff --git a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/__tests__/codemods.test.ts b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/__tests__/codemods.test.ts
index 0e26111eab..134e67fff5 100644
--- a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/__tests__/codemods.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/__tests__/codemods.test.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ describe('codemods task', () => {
   });
 
   (projectFactory as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
+    paths: [],
     dry: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
     onSelectCodemods: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
     setLogger: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
diff --git a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/codemods/list-codemods.ts b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/codemods/list-codemods.ts
index 0b33bdf24d..ab433e87df 100644
--- a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/codemods/list-codemods.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/codemods/list-codemods.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const listCodemods = async (options: ListCodemodsOptions) => {
   const project = projectFactory(cwd);
   const range = findRangeFromTarget(project, target);
 
-  logger.debug(`Project: ${f.projectType(project.type)} found in ${f.path(cwd)}`);
+  logger.debug(f.projectDetails(project));
   logger.debug(`Range: set to ${f.versionRange(range)}`);
 
   // Create a codemod repository targeting the default location of the codemods
diff --git a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/codemods/run-codemods.ts b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/codemods/run-codemods.ts
index f2aad60eb8..4b88da5f1a 100644
--- a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/codemods/run-codemods.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/codemods/run-codemods.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const runCodemods = async (options: RunCodemodsOptions) => {
   const project = projectFactory(cwd);
   const range = findRangeFromTarget(project, options.target);
 
-  logger.debug(`Project: ${f.projectType(project.type)} found in ${f.path(cwd)}`);
+  logger.debug(f.projectDetails(project));
   logger.debug(`Range: set to ${f.versionRange(range)}`);
 
   const codemodRunner = codemodRunnerFactory(project, range)
diff --git a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/upgrade/upgrade.ts b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/upgrade/upgrade.ts
index 3ba8113dd4..3ef7dbafeb 100644
--- a/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/upgrade/upgrade.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/upgrade/src/tasks/upgrade/upgrade.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ export const upgrade = async (options: UpgradeOptions) => {
 
   const project = projectFactory(cwd);
 
+  logger.debug(f.projectDetails(project));
+
   if (!isApplicationProject(project)) {
     throw new Error(
       `The "${options.target}" upgrade can only be run on a Strapi project; for plugins, please use "codemods".`
     );
   }
+
   const npmPackage = npmPackageFactory(upgraderConstants.STRAPI_PACKAGE_NAME);
+
   // Load all versions from the registry
   await npmPackage.refresh();
 
@@ -46,11 +50,11 @@ export const upgrade = async (options: UpgradeOptions) => {
       .addRequirement(requirements.major.REQUIRE_LATEST_FOR_CURRENT_MAJOR);
   }
 
-  // Make sure the git repository is in an optimal state before running the upgrade
+  // Make sure the git repository is in an optional state before running the upgrade
   // Mainly used to ease rollbacks in case the upgrade is corrupted
   upgrader.addRequirement(requirements.common.REQUIRE_GIT.asOptional());
 
-  // Actually run the upgrade process once configured
+  // Actually run the upgrade process once configured,
   // The response contains information about the final status (success/error)
   const upgradeReport = await upgrader.upgrade();