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<https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes#prerequisites>

&gt;  Have access to a running Kubernetes cluster
&gt; • If `kubectl` already works for your running cluster, Pulumi respects and uses this configuration.


It uses the configuration, yes, but does it use the exact same `kubectl`? Or does it have a different version embedded?

Aha. From the pulumi-kubernetes FAQ:
&gt; Pulumi uses the official Kubernetes <https://github.com/kubernetes/client-go|client-go> library to interact with the Kubernetes cluster.
<https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/kubernetes/faq/#does-pulumi-work-with-my-kubeconfig-file>

So the installed version of `kubectl`  is irrelevant.