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Version mismatch is now a skippable error
**What this PR does / why we need it**:
Previously, kubeadm enforced the same major and minor versions as the version of kubernetes it was installing. This is still enforced by default, but now the `--force` flag can override it. This is useful for testing and other edge cases.
**Which issue(s) this PR fixes** *(optional, in `fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...)` format, will close the issue(s) when PR gets merged)*:
Fixes #[kubeadm/877](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/issues/877)
**Special notes for your reviewer**:
**Release note**:
```release-note
kubeadm upgrade apply can now ignore version errors with --force
```
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