diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index 51de817e..e43b6f64 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 retry_files_enabled = False
 pipelining = True
 host_key_checking    = False
-
+log_path             = /root/ocp4-playbooks/logs.txt
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/ocp-upgrade/tasks/eus_upgrades.yaml b/playbooks/roles/ocp-upgrade/tasks/eus_upgrades.yaml
index b6dc40da..178ca234 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/ocp-upgrade/tasks/eus_upgrades.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/ocp-upgrade/tasks/eus_upgrades.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ---
 
+- name: Get intial kubelet version
+  kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
+    kind: Node
+  register: initial_node_info
+
 - name: Pause the worker's MachineConfigPool
   kubernetes.core.k8s:
     state: present
@@ -10,6 +15,14 @@
       spec: 
         paused: true
 
+- name: Check if worker's MachineConfigPool has paused
+  shell: oc get mcp worker -o json | jq ".spec.paused"
+  register: worker_mcp_paused
+  failed_when: not worker_mcp_paused.stdout | bool
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "Worker's MachineConfigPool has paused. 'spec.paused: {{ worker_mcp_paused.stdout }}'"
+
 - name: Patch the ClusterVersion with the eus intermediate upgrade channel
   kubernetes.core.k8s:
     state: present
@@ -92,6 +105,26 @@
     msg: "Worker machine config pool get updated"
   when: worker_mcp.resources[0].status.updatedMachineCount != 0 
 
+- name: Get kubelet version of workers after intermediate upgrade
+  kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
+    kind: Node
+    label_selectors: node-role.kubernetes.io/worker
+  register: worker_node_info
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "Kubelet version of worker nodes after intermediate upgrade: {{ item.status.nodeInfo.kubeletVersion }}"
+  with_items: "{{ worker_node_info.resources }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.status.nodeInfo.kubeletVersion }}"
+
+- name: Validate kubelet version of workers after intermediate upgrade
+  fail:
+    msg: "Kubelet version has updated for workers"
+  when: item.status.nodeInfo.kubeletVersion != initial_node_info.resources[0].status.nodeInfo.kubeletVersion
+  with_items: "{{ worker_node_info.resources }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.status.nodeInfo.kubeletVersion }}"
+
 - name: Patch the ClusterVersion with the upgrade channel 
   kubernetes.core.k8s:
     state: present
@@ -144,6 +177,26 @@
     msg: "Master MachineConfigPool not get updated"
   when: master_mcp.resources[0].status.updatedMachineCount != master_mcp.resources[0].status.machineCount
 
+- name: Get kubelet version of workers after final upgrade
+  kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
+    kind: Node
+    label_selectors: node-role.kubernetes.io/worker
+  register: worker_node_info
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "Kubelet version of worker nodes after final upgrade: {{ item.status.nodeInfo.kubeletVersion }}"
+  with_items: "{{ worker_node_info.resources }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.status.nodeInfo.kubeletVersion }}"
+
+- name: Validate kubelet version of workers after final upgrade
+  fail:
+    msg: "Kubelet version has updated for workers"
+  when: item.status.nodeInfo.kubeletVersion != initial_node_info.resources[0].status.nodeInfo.kubeletVersion
+  with_items: "{{ worker_node_info.resources }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.status.nodeInfo.kubeletVersion }}"
+
 - name: Resume the worker's MachineConfigPool
   kubernetes.core.k8s:
     state: present