# Elastic APM Version Vs elasticsearch Version

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-version-vs-elasticsearch-version/247533>\
**Category:** APM\
**Tags:** server\
**Created:** [September 4, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-version-vs-elasticsearch-version/247533 "2020-09-04T12:10:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![mdamera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@mdamera](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mdamera)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-version-vs-elasticsearch-version/247533/1 "2020-09-04T12:10:14Z")

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Team,

we have an ELK environment with following versions, and we want to have APM on our Infrastrcture.

can I Install 7.8 (or latest) APM and will it be fine to have a APM of 7.8 or 7.9 have a conversation with ELK of 6.8. 0 ?

**Kibana version** :  
6.8.5  
**Elasticsearch version** :  
6.8.0  
**APM Server version** :

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**Author:** ![simitt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/simitt/32/106406_2.png) [@simitt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/simitt)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-version-vs-elasticsearch-version/247533/2 "2020-09-04T12:52:00Z")

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Hi @mdamera,  
APM Server `7.x` will not be compatible with ES and Kibana `6.x`, you can find details in the [compatibility matrix](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix_compatibility). You might want to install the latest `6.8.x` version of the APM Server until you are ready to upgrade your whole stack to `7.x`. Most of the latest APM agents are compatible with the `6.8` version of the APM Server, find an overview in [APM Agent/Server compatibility](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/get-started/current/agent-server-compatibility.html).

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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:** [September 25, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-version-vs-elasticsearch-version/247533/3 "2020-09-25T08:52:02Z")

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