# Debian 13 and Beats 8.x **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [December 4, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/debian-13-and-beats-8-x/383870 "2025-12-04T16:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![d3jolly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@d3jolly](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/d3jolly)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/debian-13-and-beats-8-x/383870/1 "2025-12-04T16:19:22Z")
Hi, According to the Support Matrix, Beats on Debian 13 (at least Filebeat and Metricbeat, since e.g. Auditbeat doesn’t list anything past Debian 10) should be v9.2.x Potential issues when running unofficially supported versions have been outlied in threads like this one: > [@ELK Compatibility with Debian 13](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-compatibility-with-debian-13/380745): > > With the release of debian 13 on August 9 ([Debian 13 Set to Launch on August 9](https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-set-to-launch-on-august-9/#:~:text=Debian%2013%20Set%20to%20Launch,begins%20on%20July%2027%2C%202025.)), is it safe for me to update my servers to this latest version? or will I have compatibility issues between ELK 8.19 (Emphasis on Kibana, as is what the clients access) and Debian 13? Appreciate the help Though annecdotal, v8.18.0 runs fine on one of our Debian 13 hosts (admittedly a very lightly loaded machine). Hence my question: how likely is it that older versions get tested for support? I can understand that Elastic would only vet their latest release at a given time, but is the process retroactive once the dust settles on a new OS release, even on a best-effort basis? Alternatively, is their any crowdsourcing for such endeavour? ---
**Author:** ![Rios](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rios/32/95745_2.png) [@Rios](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rios)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/debian-13-and-beats-8-x/383870/2 "2025-12-04T17:50:40Z")
Most likely not tested. What is in the supported matrix that is tested. ELK will most likely work fine on older Linux, just test by yourself, especially .tar version.