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Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA (Kubernetes v1.35 curriculum) · Domain 1: Cluster Architecture, Installation and Configuration

Cluster upgrades with kubeadm: one minor version at a time, upgrade plan/apply/node, drain, kubelet upgrade, uncordon, version skew

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Kubernetes releases a new minor version (1.x) regularly, and kubeadm supports upgrading only one minor version at a time. To go from 1.33 to 1.35 you upgrade to 1.34 first. Patch versions within a minor can be skipped. The exam frequently gives you a cluster one minor behind and asks you to upgrade the control plane and a worker.

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