# Java Version for ElasticSearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 7, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-version-for-elasticsearch/23136 "2015-04-07T18:24:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Abigail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@Abigail](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Abigail)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-version-for-elasticsearch/23136/1 "2015-04-07T18:24:15Z")
Hi, We are installing ElasticSearch into our system. However, It is not easy for us to install Java 8 update 20 or later, Java 7 update 55 or later as recommended. We have Java 8 update 5 and Java 7 update 40. It was mentioned here [http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup.html#jvm-version](http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup.html#jvm-version) that there are known bugs for Java 7 under update 55. My question is whether is there any known issue for Java 8 update 5? Can we use this version of Java for ElastisSearch? Thank you! Abigail [http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup.html#jvm-version](http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup.html#jvm-version) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b1e0381-e621-42ef-8cfa-af9ae3ddc6b2%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b1e0381-e621-42ef-8cfa-af9ae3ddc6b2%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-version-for-elasticsearch/23136/2 "2017-07-06T00:21:02Z")