When do we need to upgrade vmware tools?
VMware Tools upgrade is optional, BUT is always recommended... you can read more about in this blog article: Is a VMware Tools Upgrade Required When Upgrading vSphere? | VMware vSphere Blog - VMware Blogs
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you can configured auto upgrade, please follow below KB
then why vmware tools hows "out of date"
Because the version does not match the version available on the host.