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Fixes #7864

What this PR does

Users compared the version applied by eksctl utils update-aws-node /
update-kube-proxy / update-coredns against the list from
eksctl utils describe-addon-versions and saw mismatches. This is by design, but the
docs did not explain it.

Changes

Adds a "What 'latest' means for each command" section to the default add-on update
guide that clarifies:

  • describe-addon-versions lists EKS Managed Add-on versions (their own release
    cadence and -eksbuild.x suffix).
  • update-aws-node / update-coredns apply the manifest bundled with the eksctl
    release
    ("known good" version), not the newest EKS-managed version.
  • update-kube-proxy resolves the newest version for the cluster's control-plane
    version from the EKS API.
  • How to get the newest EKS-managed version instead (install/update them as managed
    add-ons via eksctl create addon / eksctl update addon --version latest).

Signed-off-by: Atharva Joshi <josh.atharva2005@gmail.com>
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[Bug] Default addons update version is different with listed latest version.

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