# Force update in elastic search using update\_by\_query without version check

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/force-update-in-elastic-search-using-update-by-query-without-version-check/228843
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 20, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/force-update-in-elastic-search-using-update-by-query-without-version-check/228843 "2020-04-20T10:41:22Z")
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### Author: ![Shashank\_Sharma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shashank_sharma/32/47746_2.png) [@Shashank\_Sharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shashank_Sharma)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/force-update-in-elastic-search-using-update-by-query-without-version-check/228843/1 "2020-04-20T10:41:23Z")

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I am getting a version mismatch error in elasticsearch update. But I want to update using my query whether in between select and update there is some change in database or not.

```auto
POST /alias_3/_doc/_update_by_query?retry_on_conflict=5
{
	"query": {
		"bool": {
			"filter": {
				"bool": {
					"must": [{"terms":{"id":[2,3]}}]
				}
			}
		}
	},
	"script": {
		"inline":"ctx._source.flag=0",
		"lang": "painless"
	}
}

```

The above query is showing the following error - contains unrecognized parameter: [retry\_on\_conflict].

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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: [May 18, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/force-update-in-elastic-search-using-update-by-query-without-version-check/228843/2 "2020-05-18T10:41:34Z")

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