You recently discovered an issue with your rolling update in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). You now need to roll back a rolling update. What should you do?

The correct answer is C. Use the kubectl rollout undo command. The kubectl rollout undo command is specifically designed to roll back a deployment to the previous revision in Kubernetes, including GKE. This is the recommended and simplest way to revert a rolling update when an issue is discovered.

Submitted by certguy· Mar 30, 2026Ensuring successful operation of a cloud solution

Question

You recently discovered an issue with your rolling update in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). You now need to roll back a rolling update. What should you do?

Options

ADelete the deployment.
BUse the command to revert the deployment.
CUse the kubectl rollout undo command.
DManually scale down the new Pods and scale up the old Pods.

How the community answered

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A
6% (2)
C
92% (33)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

The kubectl rollout undo command is specifically designed to roll back a deployment to the previous revision in Kubernetes, including GKE. This is the recommended and simplest way to revert a rolling update when an issue is discovered.

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#kubectl rollout undo#GKE rollback#rolling update

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