# Choosing version

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choosing-version/135531>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 12, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choosing-version/135531 "2018-06-12T12:18:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![balasun2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@balasun2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/balasun2)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choosing-version/135531/1 "2018-06-12T12:18:56Z")

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Hello All,

Am new to this platform, In my project we are having Java 1.6 as Production environment, Now planning to migrate it to Java 1.7\_55

So now the requirement came to upgrade the ELK setup as well. When i did small research into my prod environment

I can see Logstash 1.4.1 and Kibana 3 was there.

Some one please let me know which latest version of ELK can be upgrade with java 1.7

Most of the recent versions of ELK requires Java 1.8 when i read installation steps.

TIA

Thanks  
Naveen.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choosing-version/135531/2 "2018-06-12T12:56:21Z")

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Why would you migrate to a java version which is no more supported by its vendor!  
Just install Java8.

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**Author:** ![balasun2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@balasun2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/balasun2)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choosing-version/135531/3 "2018-06-12T13:32:16Z")

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Its all security team and project team subject ☹

I too suggested the same.

Please help in Choosing the right version which can give me more output in ELK with Java 1.7

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choosing-version/135531/4 "2018-06-12T13:34:38Z")

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If you look at the [support matrix](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix_jvm), you will not be able to go higher than Elasticsearch 2.4 if you stay on Java 7 (which has been EOL for over 3 years...). Given that Java7 has not been patched for quite some time, I would expect the security team to prefer a more up-to-date version...

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**Author:** ![balasun2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@balasun2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/balasun2)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choosing-version/135531/5 "2018-06-12T13:40:48Z")

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Thanks Chris, For your suggestion and update.

yes this suggestion was given in many time, Due to funding still its on hold.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choosing-version/135531/6 "2018-07-10T13:41:04Z")

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