diff --git a/content/en/docs/ToolandCommandReference/gs_upgradectl.md b/content/en/docs/ToolandCommandReference/gs_upgradectl.md
index 0d1592d774378f467e9c613e676da2bb156c93cc..096fb13494d89c6b424c542e0cae2f7843e53e10 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/ToolandCommandReference/gs_upgradectl.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/ToolandCommandReference/gs_upgradectl.md
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ Grayscale upgrade supports progress printing, and the progress is printed accord
   If openGauss is abnormal and does not support normal rollback, use this parameter to perform a forcible rollback.
   (Starting from version 6.0.0, force rollback parameter is no longer maintained.)
 
+- --bypass-stale-check
+
+  By default, the system prohibits upgrading to versions that were released earlier. For instance, it is not permitted to upgrade from version 6.x.x released in 2026 to version 7.0.0 RC1 released in 2025. To bypass the release date verification, the --bypass-stale-check parameter can be used.
 
 ## Examples<a name="en-us_topic_0287275999_en-us_topic_0237152425_en-us_topic_0059779035_s6c0afe9e35134c4c9959768123dad038"></a>
 
diff --git a/content/zh/docs/ToolandCommandReference/gs_upgradectl.md b/content/zh/docs/ToolandCommandReference/gs_upgradectl.md
index fef9b0b13633c9cba77a9bd7e68387c1812b721e..1952beb7eaae130fe1fce828828090cd06368f77 100644
--- a/content/zh/docs/ToolandCommandReference/gs_upgradectl.md
+++ b/content/zh/docs/ToolandCommandReference/gs_upgradectl.md
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@
 
   当openGauss状态不正常，无法支持正常回滚时，用此参数进行强制回滚操作 (6.0.0版本开始强制回滚参数废弃不在维护)。
 
+- --bypass-stale-check
+
+  默认情况下，禁止升级到发布时间较早的版本。例如，不允许从 2026 年发布的 6.x.x 版本升级至 2025 年发布的7.0.0 RC1版本。如需绕过发布时间校验，可使用 --bypass-stale-check 参数。
 
 ## 示例<a name="zh-cn_topic_0287275999_zh-cn_topic_0237152425_zh-cn_topic_0059779035_s6c0afe9e35134c4c9959768123dad038"></a>