 (e.g., 1.6.5). When completed, Istio will be restored to the previously installed version.</p><p>Alternatively, <code>istioctl install</code> can be used to install an older version of the Istio control plane, but is not recommended
because it does not perform any checks. For example, default values applied to the cluster for a configuration
profile may change without warning.</p><nav id=see-also><h2>See also</h2><div class=see-also><div class=entry><p class=link><a data-skipendnotes=true href=/v1.17/docs/