# Do you need to keep the small version always in elk and kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-you-need-to-keep-the-small-version-always-in-elk-and-kibana/241571>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 17, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-you-need-to-keep-the-small-version-always-in-elk-and-kibana/241571 "2020-07-17T03:11:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![111351](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/111351/32/70125_2.png) [@111351](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/111351)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-you-need-to-keep-the-small-version-always-in-elk-and-kibana/241571/1 "2020-07-17T03:11:40Z")

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Do you need to keep the small version always in elk and kibana  
if I use logstash5.6.16 and elasticsearch5.4 will there be a problem  
thanks for you

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-you-need-to-keep-the-small-version-always-in-elk-and-kibana/241571/2 "2020-07-17T03:28:36Z")

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You should be ok, as long as the gaps are not too large. [https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix\_compatibility](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix_compatibility) is the definitive answer for that.

You should also really upgrade ASAP, 5.X has been [EOL](https://www.elastic.co/support/eol) for a year.

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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:** [August 14, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-you-need-to-keep-the-small-version-always-in-elk-and-kibana/241571/3 "2020-08-14T03:28:39Z")

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