# Is it safe to install more recent Logstash Kafka plugin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [September 18, 2017, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-safe-to-install-more-recent-logstash-kafka-plugin/100823 "2017-09-18T06:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kub1x](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kub1x/32/22185_2.png) [@kub1x](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kub1x)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-safe-to-install-more-recent-logstash-kafka-plugin/100823/1 "2017-09-18T06:55:49Z")
Hey, I see that logstash-input-kafka plugin is behind in the release than in the repo ([currently](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-kafka/releases) v5.1.11 vs v8.0.2). I'd like to use it with kafka 0.11 which [seems](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-kafka/commit/e0b3b2dae84f1132d5497536020eeeb5d47fd0d1) to be supported from v6.3.3. Is it safe to use? Thanks, Jakub ---
**Author:** ![jogoinar10](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jogoinar10/32/20068_2.png) [@jogoinar10](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jogoinar10)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-safe-to-install-more-recent-logstash-kafka-plugin/100823/2 "2017-09-19T06:24:33Z")
I also have an issue with regards to logstash-input-kafka. I want to output the data from kafka to elasticsearch but it doesn't work. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-safe-to-install-more-recent-logstash-kafka-plugin/100823/3 "2017-10-17T06:25:09Z")
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