the Istio version that you intend to downgrade to.
For example, if you are downgrading from Istio 1.7 to 1.6.5, use <code>istioctl</code>
version 1.6.5.</p></li></ul><h2 id=steps-to-downgrade-to-a-lower-istio-version>Steps to downgrade to a lower Istio version</h2><p>You can use <code>istioctl upgrade</code> to downgrade to a lower version of Istio. The steps are
identical to the upgrade process described in the previous section, only using the <code>istioctl</code> binary corresponding
to the lower version