# \_version field not consistent **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [January 24, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/version-field-not-consistent/116937 "2018-01-24T22:38:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zpraxis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5daacb/32.png) [@zpraxis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zpraxis)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/version-field-not-consistent/116937/1 "2018-01-24T22:38:54Z")
![bug](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/b/d/bde6b4f45759e4959ab671c5d540f69b306eff51.png) Recently, I realized that once a document is updated on Elasticsearch, the `_version` number is changed accordingly, but Kibana still shows version `1`. Plus, in the JSON representation of the document, two version fields are shown. Is this expected behaviour? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Nathan\_Reese](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nathan_reese/32/84829_2.png) [@Nathan\_Reese](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nathan_Reese)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/version-field-not-consistent/116937/2 "2018-01-24T23:14:29Z")
`_version` is a meta field maintained by elastic search. `@version` is a document field (because its under `_source`). The two are not related in any way. `@version` is just an arbitrary name and could just as well have been called `@myVersionNumber`. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/version-field-not-consistent/116937/3 "2018-02-21T23:14:47Z")
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