diff --git a/docs/install/network_options.md b/docs/install/network_options.md
index 463e10cb..075d83ef 100644
--- a/docs/install/network_options.md
+++ b/docs/install/network_options.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ This page focuses on the network options available when setting up RKE2:
## Install a CNI plugin
+RKE2 integrates with four different CNI plugins: Canal, Cilium, Calico and Flannel. Note that only Calico and Flannel are options for RKE2 deployments with Windows nodes.
+
The next tabs inform how to deploy each CNI plugin and override the default options:
@@ -154,6 +156,17 @@ For more information about values available for the Calico chart, please refer t
Calico requires the iptables or xtables-nft package to be installed on the node.
:::
+
+
+Starting with RKE2 2024 Feb release (v1.29.2, v1.28.7, v1.27.11, v1.26.14), Flannel can be deployed as the CNI plugin. To do so, pass `flannel` as the value of the `--cni` flag.
+
+:::note
+Only vxlan backend is supported at this point
+:::
+
+:::warning
+Flannel does not support network policies. Therefore, it is not recommended for hardened installations
+:::
@@ -183,6 +196,11 @@ Cilium automatically detects the RKE2 configuration for dual-stack and does not
Calico automatically detects the RKE2 configuration for dual-stack and does not need any extra configuration. When deployed in dual-stack mode, it creates two different ippool resources. Note that when using dual-stack, calico leverages BGP instead of VXLAN encapsulation. Dual-stack and BGP are currently not supported in the windows installations of RKE2.
+
+
+
+Flannel automatically detects the RKE2 configuration for dual-stack and does not need any extra configuration.
+
diff --git a/docs/install/requirements.md b/docs/install/requirements.md
index 7b8919d8..e9bb4d09 100644
--- a/docs/install/requirements.md
+++ b/docs/install/requirements.md
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ If you wish to utilize the metrics server, you will need to open port 10250 on e
| TCP | 9099 | All RKE2 nodes | All RKE2 nodes | Canal CNI health checks
| UDP | 51820 | All RKE2 nodes | All RKE2 nodes | Canal CNI with WireGuard IPv4
| UDP | 51821 | All RKE2 nodes | All RKE2 nodes | Canal CNI with WireGuard IPv6/dual-stack
+| UDP | 4789 | All RKE2 nodes | All RKE2 nodes | Flannel CNI with VXLAN
### Windows Specific Inbound Network Rules