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the upgrade, it checks that the Istio installation meets the upgrade eligibility
criteria. Also, it alerts the user if it detects any changes in the profile
default values between Istio versions.</p><div><aside class="callout tip"><div class=type><svg class="large-icon"><use xlink:href="/v1.17/img/icons.svg#callout-tip"/></svg></div><div class=content><a href=/v1.17/docs/setup/upgrade/canary/>Canary Upgrade</a> is safer than doing an in-place upgrade and is the recommended upgrade method.</div></aside></d