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Like the other comment mentioned, you don't need to reboot, unless you've updated the kernel.
If you somehow downloaded by mistake an immutable system, like Fedora Silverblue or Fedora Kinoite, know it's not the classic way to manage Linux systems.
But even with an immutable distro you don't have to reboot. The updated image just gets downloaded in the background and booted into when you restart. There is no harm in still being booted from the old image id you don't specifically need anything only included in the new one. Nothing forces you to reboot.