How to Lock a Package Version in YUM

If you want to Lock a version of a Package in YUM then you can do the following Procedure:

To Lock a Package Version:

[root@oel7 yum.repos.d]# yum versionlock add 0:python2-futures-3.0.5-1.el7.*
Loaded plugins: versionlock
Adding versionlock on: 0:python2-futures-3.0.5-1.el7
versionlock added: 1
[root@oel7 yum.repos.d]#

To Check the Version Locak Status: 

[root@oel7 yum.repos.d]# yum versionlock status
Loaded plugins: versionlock
0:python2-futures-3.0.5-1.el7.*
versionlock status done
[root@oel7 yum.repos.d]# 

To Unlock the YUM Version Lock:

[root@oel7 yum.repos.d]#  yum versionlock clear
Loaded plugins: versionlock
versionlock cleared
[root@oel7 yum.repos.d]# yum versionlock status
Loaded plugins: versionlock
versionlock status done
[root@oel7 yum.repos.d]#