# What is most stable version of 8.\*

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-most-stable-version-of-8/352189>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 31, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-most-stable-version-of-8/352189 "2024-01-31T13:43:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Krishna\_Sailesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krishna_sailesh/32/110056_2.png) [@Krishna\_Sailesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Krishna_Sailesh)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-most-stable-version-of-8/352189/1 "2024-01-31T13:43:37Z")

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I need to upgrade the Elasticsearch from 7.9 to 8.\* due to vulnerabilities. what is the most stable version of Elasticsearch to upgrade?

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**Author:** ![Rios](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rios/32/95745_2.png) [@Rios](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rios)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-most-stable-version-of-8/352189/2 "2024-01-31T13:49:27Z")

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The latest and the stable is [8.12.0](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch)

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-most-stable-version-of-8/352189/3 "2024-01-31T13:50:33Z")

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It is always the latest version. Note that you need to upgrade to 7.17 before going on to 8.x.

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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:** [February 28, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-most-stable-version-of-8/352189/4 "2024-02-28T13:50:40Z")

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