Elasticsearch 7
This version has reached end of life and no longer receives updates.
April 10, 2019
Ongoing
January 15, 2026
7.17.29 (June 18, 2025)
About Elasticsearch 7
Elasticsearch 7 recently reached end of life on January 15, 2026. This means it no longer receives security patches or bug fixes from the maintainers. If you are still on this version, now is the time to finalize your upgrade plan before the gap between your version and the current release grows wider.
The recommended upgrade path is to Elasticsearch 9.3. Since Elasticsearch 7 is 6 major versions behind, consider a staged upgrade through intermediate versions to catch breaking changes incrementally rather than all at once. Review the release notes for each intervening major version to identify API changes, deprecated features, and removed functionality that may affect your codebase.
Lifecycle Progress
This version reached end of life January 15, 2026.
All Elasticsearch Versions
| Version | Released | EOL | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | February 3, 2026 | TBD | 9.3.1 | Active |
| 9.2 | October 21, 2025 | TBD | 9.2.6 | Active |
| 9.1 | July 23, 2025 | TBD | 9.1.10 | Active |
| 8.19 | July 23, 2025 | July 15, 2027 | 8.19.12 | Active |
| 8.18 | April 10, 2025 | October 21, 2025 | 8.18.8 | End of Life |
| 9.0 | April 8, 2025 | TBD | 9.0.8 | Active |
| 8.17 | December 11, 2024 | TBD | 8.17.10 | Active |
| 8.16 | November 8, 2024 | April 15, 2025 | 8.16.6 | End of Life |
| 7 (current page) | April 10, 2019 | January 15, 2026 | 7.17.29 | End of Life |
| 6 | November 14, 2017 | February 10, 2022 | 6.8.23 | End of Life |
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