# Elasticsearch Upgrade from 2.4.4

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-upgrade-from-2-4-4/162198>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 27, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-upgrade-from-2-4-4/162198 "2018-12-27T05:32:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sunil\_G.C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Sunil\_G.C](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sunil_G.C)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-upgrade-from-2-4-4/162198/1 "2018-12-27T05:32:06Z")

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Which one is a better option to upgrade an elasticsearch from 2.4 version?

1. 5.\_
2. 6.\_

And could you someone explain why?

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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:** [December 27, 2018, 7:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-upgrade-from-2-4-4/162198/2 "2018-12-27T07:22:11Z")

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You would be better off moving to 6.X to ensure you have the latest features and longest EOL support.

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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:** [January 24, 2019, 7:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-upgrade-from-2-4-4/162198/3 "2019-01-24T07:27:24Z")

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