# Upgrade assistant

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-assistant/328740>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 28, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-assistant/328740 "2023-03-28T17:52:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![elasticforme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f05b48/32.png) [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-assistant/328740/1 "2023-03-28T17:52:37Z")

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I have 8.5 and can't find upgrade assistant?  
where did it moved?

I am logged in as user elastic

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/d/3daf7ae353fabbb83f3aa0c8f44aefd86a6c0f45.png)

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**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-assistant/328740/2 "2023-03-28T18:44:21Z")

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> [@elasticforme](#):
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> I have 8.5 and can't find upgrade assistant?  
> where did it moved?

There is no Upgrade assistant in version 8 as version 9 does not exist yet.

Upgrade Assistant is only available when there is a newer major version to upgrade, which is not the case.

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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:** [April 25, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-assistant/328740/3 "2023-04-25T18:45:20Z")

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