Elasticsearch 6.8

end of lifeEOL 2024-02-01

Elasticsearch 6.8 reached end of life on 2024-02-01 and is no longer supported. First release: 2019-06-20. Latest stable release: 6.8.23. Lifecycle periods below are derived from official vendor sources with provenance.

Latest stable 6.8.23 (2022-01-13)

Lifecycle & support periods

PhaseFromUntilProviderSource
standard support2019-06-202023-08-01ElasticElastic Product End of Life Policy
extended support2023-08-012024-02-01ElasticElastic Product End of Life Policy
end of life2024-02-01ElasticElastic Product End of Life Policy

Provenance

Every lifecycle fact is traceable to its authoritative source.

  • Elastic Product End of Life Policyfirst party · high
    https://www.elastic.co/support/eol

    Retrieved 2026-08-29 · [policy-derived] Elasticsearch 6.8 EOL from Elastic Version Policy + release dates. Final minor of 6.x — End of Maintenance from Elastic 6.x table row. [policy-derived] Support Term ends 6 months after Maintenance Term per Elastic policy.

  • Elastic Product End of Life Policyfirst party · high
    https://www.elastic.co/support/eol

    Retrieved 2026-08-29 · Elasticsearch 6.8 Support Term (no obligated Maintenance). Final minor of 6.x — End of Maintenance from Elastic 6.x table row. [policy-derived] Support Term ends 6 months after Maintenance Term per Elastic policy.

  • Elastic Product End of Life Policyfirst party · high
    https://www.elastic.co/support/eol

    Retrieved 2026-08-29 · Elasticsearch 6.8 Maintenance Term. Final minor of 6.x — End of Maintenance from Elastic 6.x table row. [policy-derived] Support Term ends 6 months after Maintenance Term per Elastic policy.

Recent releases

  • 6.8.232022-01-13
  • 6.8.222021-12-19
  • 6.8.212021-12-13
  • 6.8.202021-10-14
  • 6.8.192021-09-21
  • 6.8.182021-08-03
  • 6.8.172021-07-07
  • 6.8.162021-05-25
  • 6.8.152021-03-23
  • 6.8.142021-02-10
  • 6.8.132020-10-22
  • 6.8.122020-08-18