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-You must use a kubectl version that is the same, or later, as the version of your cluster. Using the latest version of kubectl helps avoid unforeseen issues.
+You must use a kubectl version that is within one minor version difference with your cluster. For example, a v1.2 client should work with v1.1, v1.2, and v1.3 master. Using the latest version of kubectl helps avoid unforeseen issues.
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