# Next pre release(alpha2 or beta) date of 5.0
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/next-pre-release-alpha2-or-beta-date-of-5-0/47978
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 20, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/next-pre-release-alpha2-or-beta-date-of-5-0/47978 "2016-04-20T23:26:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@no\_jihun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/no_jihun)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/next-pre-release-alpha2-or-beta-date-of-5-0/47978/1 "2016-04-20T23:26:51Z")
Hello.
does anyone know about the next pre release (alpha2 or beta) date of 5.0 in approximate.
it is ok that not accurate.
I am started to working on a new product based on elastic stack and have to choose e.s. version.
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### Author:  [@shanec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shanec)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/next-pre-release-alpha2-or-beta-date-of-5-0/47978/2 "2016-04-21T02:24:15Z")
You _really_ should not be using a pre-GA build in a production system!!! There are no guarantees any alpha/beta will be compatible at all with 5.0 GA
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### Author:  [@no\_jihun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/no_jihun)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/next-pre-release-alpha2-or-beta-date-of-5-0/47978/3 "2016-04-21T03:21:27Z")
Of course I know pre-GA is not applicable for production, also pre-GA will not compatible with GA.
But I considering develop my BETA product with pre-GA and Expect that at the end of the developing I could replace with GA a few month later.
So I am concerned about the next alpha, beta release forecast.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/next-pre-release-alpha2-or-beta-date-of-5-0/47978/4 "2017-07-05T22:57:31Z")