diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/kubeadm-upgrade.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/kubeadm-upgrade.md
index 7c36c4348e..075b610b68 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/kubeadm-upgrade.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/kubeadm-upgrade.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Find the latest patch release for Kubernetes {{< skew currentVersion >}} using t
 
 ```shell
 # Find the latest {{< skew currentVersion >}} version in the list.
-# It should look like {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-00, where x is the latest patch.
+# It should look like {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*, where x is the latest patch.
 apt update
 apt-cache madison kubeadm
 ```
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ apt-cache madison kubeadm
 
 ```shell
 # Find the latest {{< skew currentVersion >}} version in the list.
-# It should look like {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-0, where x is the latest patch.
+# It should look like {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*, where x is the latest patch.
 yum list --showduplicates kubeadm --disableexcludes=kubernetes
 ```
 
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ Pick a control plane node that you wish to upgrade first. It must have the `/etc
    {{% tab name="Ubuntu, Debian or HypriotOS" %}}
 
    ```shell
-   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-00 with the latest patch version
+   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-* with the latest patch version
    apt-mark unhold kubeadm && \
-   apt-get update && apt-get install -y kubeadm={{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-00 && \
+   apt-get update && apt-get install -y kubeadm='{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' && \
    apt-mark hold kubeadm
    ```
 
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ Pick a control plane node that you wish to upgrade first. It must have the `/etc
    {{% tab name="CentOS, RHEL or Fedora" %}}
 
    ```shell
-   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-0 with the latest patch version
-   yum install -y kubeadm-{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-0 --disableexcludes=kubernetes
+   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-* with the latest patch version
+   yum install -y kubeadm-'{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' --disableexcludes=kubernetes
    ```
 
    {{% /tab %}}
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ kubectl drain <node-to-drain> --ignore-daemonsets
    {{% tab name="Ubuntu, Debian or HypriotOS" %}}
 
    ```shell
-   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-00 with the latest patch version
+   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-* with the latest patch version
    apt-mark unhold kubelet kubectl && \
-   apt-get update && apt-get install -y kubelet={{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-00 kubectl={{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-00 && \
+   apt-get update && apt-get install -y kubelet='{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' kubectl='{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' && \
    apt-mark hold kubelet kubectl
    ```
 
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ kubectl drain <node-to-drain> --ignore-daemonsets
    {{% tab name="CentOS, RHEL or Fedora" %}}
 
    ```shell
-   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-0 with the latest patch version
-   yum install -y kubelet-{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-0 kubectl-{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-0 --disableexcludes=kubernetes
+   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-* with the latest patch version
+   yum install -y kubelet-'{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' kubectl-'{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' --disableexcludes=kubernetes
    ```
 
    {{% /tab %}}
diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/upgrading-linux-nodes.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/upgrading-linux-nodes.md
index f713eedddc..c52bf21977 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/upgrading-linux-nodes.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/upgrading-linux-nodes.md
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ Upgrade kubeadm:
 {{< tabs name="k8s_install_kubeadm_worker_nodes" >}}
 {{% tab name="Ubuntu, Debian or HypriotOS" %}}
 ```shell
-# replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-00 with the latest patch version
+# replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-* with the latest patch version
 apt-mark unhold kubeadm && \
-apt-get update && apt-get install -y kubeadm={{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-00 && \
+apt-get update && apt-get install -y kubeadm='{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' && \
 apt-mark hold kubeadm
 ```
 {{% /tab %}}
 {{% tab name="CentOS, RHEL or Fedora" %}}
 ```shell
-# replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-0 with the latest patch version
-yum install -y kubeadm-{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-0 --disableexcludes=kubernetes
+# replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x- with the latest patch version
+yum install -y kubeadm-'{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' --disableexcludes=kubernetes
 ```
 {{% /tab %}}
 {{< /tabs >}}
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ kubectl drain <node-to-drain> --ignore-daemonsets
    {{< tabs name="k8s_kubelet_and_kubectl" >}}
    {{% tab name="Ubuntu, Debian or HypriotOS" %}}
    ```shell
-   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-00 with the latest patch version
+   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-* with the latest patch version
    apt-mark unhold kubelet kubectl && \
-   apt-get update && apt-get install -y kubelet={{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-00 kubectl={{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-00 && \
+   apt-get update && apt-get install -y kubelet='{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' kubectl='{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' && \
    apt-mark hold kubelet kubectl
    ```
    {{% /tab %}}
    {{% tab name="CentOS, RHEL or Fedora" %}}
    ```shell
-   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-0 with the latest patch version
-   yum install -y kubelet-{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-0 kubectl-{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-0 --disableexcludes=kubernetes
+   # replace x in {{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-* with the latest patch version
+   yum install -y kubelet-'{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' kubectl-'{{< skew currentVersion >}}.x-*' --disableexcludes=kubernetes
    ```
    {{% /tab %}}
    {{< /tabs >}}