Elasticsearch 8.19

Current patch release: 8.19.12

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End of life in 500 days (July 15, 2027). Plan your upgrade now.

Released

July 23, 2025

Active Support

Ongoing

End of Life

July 15, 2027

Latest Patch

8.19.12 (February 23, 2026)

About Elasticsearch 8.19

Elasticsearch 8.19 introduced native vector search, improved security defaults (HTTPS and authentication enabled by default), and the new Elasticsearch Relevance Engine for AI/ML.

Key Changes in Elasticsearch 8.19

●Native vector search with kNN (k-nearest neighbor) for semantic search and AI applications
●Security enabled by default: TLS and basic authentication out of the box
●Elasticsearch Relevance Engine (ESRE) for combining BM25 with vector search
●Improved indexing performance (up to 20% faster)
●Fleet and Elastic Agent integration for simplified data collection

Breaking Changes

▲Security enabled by default (breaking for scripts that connected without auth)
▲High-level REST client deprecated in favor of new Java client
▲Several deprecated APIs removed

Elasticsearch 8.19 is currently under active support, released on July 23, 2025. It receives regular bug fixes, security patches, and may still get minor feature additions. The latest patch release is 8.19.12 (February 23, 2026).

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Lifecycle Progress

Released: Jul 2025 EOL: Jul 2027

31% through its lifecycle. 500 days remaining.

Previous Version

Elasticsearch 8.18

End of Life Next Version

Elasticsearch 9.1

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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 (current page)	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	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

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Elasticsearch 8.19 released?

Elasticsearch 8.19 was released on July 23, 2025.

When does Elasticsearch 8.19 reach end of life?

Elasticsearch 8.19 is scheduled to reach end of life on July 15, 2027.

What is the latest patch version of Elasticsearch 8.19?

The latest patch release is 8.19.12, released on February 23, 2026.

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