# E: The repository 'https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/apt stable Release' does not have a Release file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/e-the-repository-https-artifacts-elastic-co-packages-7-x-apt-stable-release-does-not-have-a-release-file/319947>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 28, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/e-the-repository-https-artifacts-elastic-co-packages-7-x-apt-stable-release-does-not-have-a-release-file/319947 "2022-11-28T12:26:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rohith2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9a28c/32.png) [@Rohith2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rohith2)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/e-the-repository-https-artifacts-elastic-co-packages-7-x-apt-stable-release-does-not-have-a-release-file/319947/1 "2022-11-28T12:26:50Z")

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Hi,  
When I am giving the "sudo apt update" command I am getting this error:  
Err:2 [https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/apt](https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/apt) stable Release  
Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The certificate issuer is unknown. Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification

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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:** [November 29, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/e-the-repository-https-artifacts-elastic-co-packages-7-x-apt-stable-release-does-not-have-a-release-file/319947/2 "2022-11-29T02:22:07Z")

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Welcome to our community! 😃

Are you still getting this? It's not something else that looks to be common at the moment, so it might suggest there's a proxy in your network request, or some other system or transitory issue.

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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:** [December 27, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/e-the-repository-https-artifacts-elastic-co-packages-7-x-apt-stable-release-does-not-have-a-release-file/319947/3 "2022-12-27T02:22:33Z")

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