Why does Red Hat Enterprise Linux show wrong version at boot screen compared to the version mentioned in /etc/redhat-release file ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Red Hat release at boot screen shows as
Red Hat Enterprise Linux workstation 6.5
  • Whereas the file /etc/redhat-release shows
# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation release 6.6 (Santiago)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.x

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