Elasticsearch 8.0

extended supportEOL 2027-07-15Next change 2027-07-15

Elasticsearch 8.0 is currently in extended support; end of life is scheduled for 2027-07-15. First release: 2022-02-10. Latest stable release: 8.0.1. Lifecycle periods below are derived from official vendor sources with provenance.

Latest stable 8.0.1 (2022-03-01)

Lifecycle & support periods

PhaseFromUntilProviderSource
standard support2022-02-102022-05-03ElasticElastic Product End of Life Policy
extended support2022-05-032027-07-15ElasticElastic Product End of Life Policy
end of life2027-07-15ElasticElastic 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 8.0 EOL from Elastic Version Policy + release dates. [policy-derived] Maintenance ends at GA of 8.2 (Elastic maintains the most recent 2 minors of the current major). End of Support Term from Elastic 8.x table (2027-07-15).

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

    Retrieved 2026-08-29 · Elasticsearch 8.0 Support Term (no obligated Maintenance). [policy-derived] Maintenance ends at GA of 8.2 (Elastic maintains the most recent 2 minors of the current major). End of Support Term from Elastic 8.x table (2027-07-15).

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

    Retrieved 2026-08-29 · Elasticsearch 8.0 Maintenance Term. [policy-derived] Maintenance ends at GA of 8.2 (Elastic maintains the most recent 2 minors of the current major). End of Support Term from Elastic 8.x table (2027-07-15).

Recent releases

  • 8.0.12022-03-01
  • 8.0.0-alpha2prerelease2021-09-16
  • 8.0.0-beta1prerelease2021-11-09
  • 8.0.0-alpha1prerelease2021-08-10
  • 8.0.0-rc2prerelease2022-02-03
  • 8.0.02022-02-10
  • 8.0.0-rc1prerelease2022-01-12