# Maintaining document version **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 17, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maintaining-document-version/20795 "2014-11-17T19:43:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Karthik\_Srinivasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4da419/32.png) [@Karthik\_Srinivasan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karthik_Srinivasan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maintaining-document-version/20795/1 "2014-11-17T19:43:13Z")
Is there a way to maintain the document version number during upsates? Is there any draw backs on using force? -- 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/66e3e373-4219-4fb7-96f1-1b3e25376409%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/66e3e373-4219-4fb7-96f1-1b3e25376409%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, 12:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maintaining-document-version/20795/2 "2017-07-06T00:49:26Z")