# Upgrading Linux nodes — Upgrade kubelet and kubectl

> Upgrade the kubelet and kubectl Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```shell # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-* with the latest patch version sudo apt-mark unhold kubelet kubectl && \ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y kubelet='{{< skew current

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Upgrade the kubelet and kubectl

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
   # replace x in {{&lt; skew currentVersion &gt;}}.x-* with the latest patch version
   sudo apt-mark unhold kubelet kubectl &amp;&amp; \
   sudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get install -y kubelet='{{&lt; skew currentVersion &gt;}}.x-*' kubectl='{{&lt; skew currentVersion &gt;}}.x-*' &amp;&amp; \
   sudo apt-mark hold kubelet kubectl
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
   # replace x in {{&lt; skew currentVersion &gt;}}.x-* with the latest patch version
   sudo yum install -y kubelet-'{{&lt; skew currentVersion &gt;}}.x-*' kubectl-'{{&lt; skew currentVersion &gt;}}.x-*' --disableexcludes=kubernetes
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
   # replace x in {{&lt; skew currentVersion &gt;}}.x-* with the latest patch version
   sudo yum install -y kubelet-'{{&lt; skew currentVersion &gt;}}.x-*' kubectl-'{{&lt; skew currentVersion &gt;}}.x-*' --setopt=disable_excludes=kubernetes
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   sudo systemctl restart kubelet
```

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