# Mis-match in compatibility matrices

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mis-match-in-compatibility-matrices/232092
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mis-match-in-compatibility-matrices/232092 "2020-05-11T18:06:59Z")
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### Author: ![spoole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@spoole](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spoole)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mis-match-in-compatibility-matrices/232092/1 "2020-05-11T18:06:59Z")

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If you look at the compatibility matrix here [https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix\_compatibility](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix_compatibility) you see that Logstash 7.X is compatible with Beats 6.8.X -\> 7.6.X but if you scroll down farther you see Beats 6.8.X is ONLY compatible with Logstash 5.6.X -\> 6.8.X! Are the Beats agents 6.8.X actually compatible with Logstash 7.X? I desperately need to know as we are planning quite an extensive upgrade to Logstash 7 but have alot of 6.8 Beats agents out there. Thanks

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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: [June 8, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mis-match-in-compatibility-matrices/232092/2 "2020-06-08T18:07:00Z")

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