li role=none aria-label="Steps to downgrade to a lower Istio version"><a href=#steps-to-downgrade-to-a-lower-istio-version>Steps to downgrade to a lower Istio version</a><li role=none aria-label="See also"><a href=#see-also>See also</a></li></ol><hr></div></nav><p>The <code>istioctl upgrade</code> command performs an upgrade of Istio.</p><div><aside class="callout tip"><div class=type><svg class="large-icon"><use xlink:href="/v1.23/img/icons.svg#callout-tip"/></svg></div><div class=content><a href=/v1.23/do