# 🎉 What’s new in Elastic 8.13 **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [March 27, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-s-new-in-elastic-8-13/356231 "2024-03-27T08:07:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-s-new-in-elastic-8-13/356231/1 "2024-03-27T08:07:13Z")
Learn about Elastic 8.13 which includes the GA of Amazon Bedrock support within the Elastic AI Assistant for Observability, new vector search configurations, an integration filter plugin for Logstash, and more. ![8.13-announcement-blog-header-imager](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/e/c/ec88433e8088b3cef4e67ca95bc5c4fa8eb20bcd.jpeg) [Elastic Search](https://www.elastic.co/enterprise-search) helps developers implement modern search and discovery experiences. The [8.13 release](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elastic-search-8-13-0) includes an expanded toolkit for relevance (including the GA of new vector search configurations, the GA of the synonyms API, and the tech preview of Learning to Rank), enhanced tools for managing connectors (to sync private data for search applications), the tech preview of Elastic’s integration with Cohere and ELSER query optimization, and more. [Elastic Observability](https://www.elastic.co/observability) transforms metrics, logs, and traces into actionable IT insights to unify observability across the digital ecosystem. The [8.13 release](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elastic-observability-8-13-0) includes AI Assistant enhancements (including the GA of support for Amazon Bedrock and the tech preview of editing and visualizing ES|QL queries), the GA of SLO enhancements, and more. [Elastic Security](https://www.elastic.co/security) unifies SIEM, endpoint security, and cloud security to detect, investigate, and respond to threats at cloud scale. The [8.13 release](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elastic-security-8-13-0) includes a refined benchmark rules experience, advanced endpoint response actions, a suite of enhancements to help users continue to accelerate their security program, and more. All of Elastic’s out-of-the box solutions are built on [the Elasticsearch Platform](https://www.elastic.co/platform). All users, regardless of use case, benefit from core enhancements. The [8.13 release](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0) brings the GA of the resolve cluster API, performance improvements in Kibana, Apache Lucene 9.10, a new Logstash integration filter, the GA of Elastic Agent support for Kafka, and more. - [Improved query parallelization](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#improved-query-parallelization-by-communicating-between-threads-on-different-segments) by communicating between threads on different segments - [Simplifying kNN vector search](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#simplifying-knn-vector-search) - [int8\_flat and flat vector](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#int8_flat-and-flat-vector-field-index-types) field index types - Multiple results from the same doc with [nested vectors](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#multiple-results-from-the-same-doc-with-nested-vectors) - Unified inference API now integrates [Cohere embeddings](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#unified-inference-api-now-integrates-cohere-embeddings) - [Detect data streams that are stuck](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#detect-data-streams-that-are-stuck-in-their-data-stream-lifecycle-with-the-dsl-health-indicator) in their data stream lifecycle with the DSL health indicator - Detect mis-configured or invalid repositories with [the enhanced repository\_integrity indicator](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#detect-mis-configured-or-invalid-repositories-with-the-enhanced-repository_integrity-indicator) - ES|QL in the [Java Client](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#es%7Cql-in-the-java-client) - ES|QL support in the [Data Visualizer](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#es%7Cql-support-in-the-data-visualizer) - Anomaly detection and AIOps: [Usability enhancements](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#anomaly-detection-and-aiops:-usability-enhancements-) - [Elastic Integration Filter](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#elastic-integration-filter:-a-game-changer-for-logstash-users): A game-changer for Logstash Users - [Elastic Agent support for Kafka](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0#elastic-agent-support-for-kafka-is-now-ga) is now GA More details are in the [Elasticsearch platform highlights blog](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0) or in the [8.13 release notes](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/starting-with-the-elasticsearch-platform-and-its-solutions/8.13/new.html) # Deploy / Download / Upgrade now! Elastic 8.13 is [available now on Elastic Cloud](https://cloud.elastic.co/registration) — the only hosted Elasticsearch offering to include all of the new features in this latest release. New to Elastic? Welcome aboard. You can get started today with a [free 14-day trial of Elastic Cloud](https://cloud.elastic.co/registration). Or, if the [benefits of using a managed service](https://www.elastic.co/cloud) have yet to win you over, you can always [download](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/) a self-managed version of the Elastic Stack for free. # Release blogs Learn more with our release blog posts: > **[Elastic 8.13: Amazon Bedrock in the AI Assistant for Observability](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elastic-8-13-0)** > > Elastic 8.13 includes the GA of Amazon Bedrock support within the Elastic AI Assistant for Observability, new vector search configurations, a new integration filter plugin for Logstash, and more.... > **[Elasticsearch and Kibana 8.13: Simplified kNN and improved query parallelization](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elasticsearch-platform-8-13-0)** > > Elasticsearch and Kibana 8.13 deliver simplified kNN, improved query parallelization plus improvements to ES|QL, anomaly detection, and new improved health indicators. Also announcing the Elastic Inte... > **[Elastic Search 8.13: Simplifying embedding and ranking for developers and...](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elastic-search-8-13-0)** > > Elastic Search 8.13 delivers speed improvements for vector search with Apache Lucene 9.10. LTR brings the power of reranking. Bringing in data through connectors is now simpler with improved synchroni... > **[Elastic Security 8.13: Enhanced benchmark rules and automated endpoint...](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elastic-security-8-13-0)** > > Elastic Security 8.13 unveils an enhanced benchmark rules page, simplifying navigation and decision-making with enable/disable controls. Automate endpoint actions, such as process termination, to acce... > **[Elastic Observability 8.13: AI Assistant and SLO enhancements with AWS...](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elastic-observability-8-13-0)** > > Elastic Observability announces connectivity to AWS Bedrock for AI Assistant. Other enhancements include contextual awareness of the entry point into the AI Assistant and tech preview of editing and v... ---
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