kubelet and kube-proxy
For kubelet and kube-proxy, skew rule is kube-proxy may be up to three minor versions older or newer than the kubelet instance it runs alongside; max skew (minor versions) is 3; may the second component be newer? is yes - kube-proxy may be older or newer than the kubelet instance it runs alongside; exception for older versions is kube-proxy < 1.25 may only be up to two minor versions older or newer than the kubelet instance it runs alongside; newest release when captured is 1.37, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01; source re-checked 2026-09-16.
- Component pair
- kubelet and kube-proxy our reading
- Skew rule
- kube-proxy may be up to three minor versions older or newer than the kubelet instance it runs alongside verified
- Max skew (minor versions)
- 3 our reading
- May the second component be newer?
- yes - kube-proxy may be older or newer than the kubelet instance it runs alongside our reading
- Exception for older versions
- kube-proxy < 1.25 may only be up to two minor versions older or newer than the kubelet instance it runs alongside verified
- Newest release when captured
- 1.37 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
kube-proxy may be up to three minor versions older or newer than the kubelet instance it runs alongside (kube-proxy < 1.25 may only be up to two minor versions older or newer than the kubelet instance it runs alongside).
— kubernetes.io, retrieved 2026-09-01
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Newest release when captured
The Kubernetes project maintains release branches for the most recent three minor releases (1.37, 1.36, 1.35).
— all from kubernetes.io, retrieved 2026-09-01
Source
- kubernetes.iohttps://kubernetes.io/releases/version-skew-policy/