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 39eb1b3b23..3b79bff932 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/kubeadm-upgrade.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/kubeadm-upgrade.md
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ sudo kubeadm upgrade apply
 
 Also `sudo kubeadm upgrade plan` is not needed.
 
+{{< note >}}
+If you're using the kubeadm support for certificate management, please add `--certificate-renewal=true` to the `kubeadm upgrade node` command line. [bug issue](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/issues/1818)
+{{</ note >}}
+
 ### Upgrade kubelet and kubectl
 
 1.  Upgrade the kubelet and kubectl on all control plane nodes: