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-Use a version of kubectl that is the same version as your server or later. Using an older kubectl with a newer server might produce validation errors.
+Use a version of kubectl that is the same version as your server or later. Using an older kubectl with a newer server might produce validation errors.  Only 1 minor version skew is supported between kubectl and the server (e.g. v1.9 client is supported on v1.8 and v1.9 servers, but not on v1.7 server). 
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 ## Install kubectl