# Filebeat 5.x : Dependencies
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-5-x-dependencies/47394
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [April 14, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-5-x-dependencies/47394 "2016-04-14T13:47:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@dawiro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dawiro)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-5-x-dependencies/47394/1 "2016-04-14T13:47:00Z")
Hi,
Does filebeat 5.0 require a minimum version of logstash? I'm using logstash 2.1.x...
Regards,
David
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### Author:  [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2016, 6:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-5-x-dependencies/47394/2 "2016-04-15T06:22:29Z")
It should work as long as you use the most recent version of the beats-input-plugin. Do you get some errors?
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### Author:  [@dawiro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dawiro)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2016, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-5-x-dependencies/47394/3 "2016-04-15T06:29:11Z")
I don't but also don't know what version of the plugin I have. How do I check that and how do I update it?
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2016, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-5-x-dependencies/47394/4 "2016-04-15T07:05:56Z")
See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/working-with-plugins.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/working-with-plugins.html).
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### Author:  [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-5-x-dependencies/47394/5 "2016-04-15T13:58:18Z")
It might work, but not really supported by us. Idea of all products going 5.x is to guarantee compatibility among products.
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### Author:  [@dawiro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dawiro)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-5-x-dependencies/47394/6 "2016-04-24T21:05:50Z")
So, if moving to 5.x, what is the recommended upgrade order, across products, to ensure continuity of service?
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### Author:  [@Brandon\_Mensing](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Brandon_Mensing)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-5-x-dependencies/47394/7 "2016-04-25T19:51:46Z")
We're actually working on some documentation for this issue and thinking through a lot of scenarios..
We're tending toward saying that ES+Kibana should upgrade first and together followed by LS and Beats. Of course, if that doesn't make sense for your situation, we'd be happy to hear why!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-5-x-dependencies/47394/8 "2017-07-05T21:52:48Z")