kubectl's rolling-update command is compatible with Kubernetes 1.4 and higher only if you specify a new replication controller name. You will need to update to kubectl 1.4 or higher to use the rolling update command against a 1.4 cluster if you want to keep the original name, or you'll have to do two rolling updates.

If you do happen to use old version kubectl's rolling update against a 1.4 cluster, it will fail, usually with an error message that will direct you here. If you saw that error,...

   ([#121946](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121946), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))