# Getting the Elasticsearch version from the ruby gem?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-the-elasticsearch-version-from-the-ruby-gem/51355>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 30, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-the-elasticsearch-version-from-the-ruby-gem/51355 "2016-05-30T22:55:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![brahn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brahn/32/10030_2.png) [@brahn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brahn)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-the-elasticsearch-version-from-the-ruby-gem/51355/1 "2016-05-30T22:55:34Z")

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Is there a method in the Elasticsearch ruby gem that will return the Elasticsearch version running on the cluster to which I am connecting?

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-the-elasticsearch-version-from-the-ruby-gem/51355/2 "2017-07-05T22:47:55Z")

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