generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://www.elastic.co/docs/get-started/versioning-availability
versioning:
  scheme: semver
  format: X.Y.Z
  current: 9.4.x
  notes: >-
    Elastic Stack (including Elasticsearch) follows Semantic Versioning. Since
    9.0.0 Elastic publishes a single continuously-updated docs set for the 9.x
    series rather than per-minor docs.
  docs: https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/elasticsearch
compatibility:
  rest_api_compatibility: >-
    Clients can send an Accept/Content-Type media-type parameter
    (compatible-with=N) to request prior-major REST API behavior during upgrades.
  docs: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/rest-apis/compatibility
deprecation:
  policy: >-
    Functionality deprecated in a release is removed in a future major version;
    a deprecation log and migration/upgrade assistant surface deprecated usage.
  breaking_changes: https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/elasticsearch/breaking-changes
support:
  policy: >-
    Each major release series is maintained for the longer of 30 months after
    the major GA date or 18 months after the following major GA date.
  eol_reference: https://endoflife.date/elasticsearch
status_page: https://status.elastic.co/
deprecated_operations: []