Elasticsearch 8.18
Elasticsearch 8.18 is currently in extended support; end of life is scheduled for 2027-07-15. First release: 2025-04-15. Latest stable release: 8.18.8. Lifecycle periods below are derived from official vendor sources with provenance.
Latest stable 8.18.8 (2025-10-06)
Lifecycle & support periods
| Phase | From | Until | Provider | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standard support | 2025-04-15 | 2025-10-23 | Elastic | Elastic Product End of Life Policy |
| extended support | 2025-10-23 | 2027-07-15 | Elastic | Elastic Product End of Life Policy |
| end of life | 2027-07-15 | — | Elastic | Elastic Product End of Life Policy |
Provenance
Every lifecycle fact is traceable to its authoritative source.
- Elastic Product End of Life Policyfirst party · highhttps://www.elastic.co/support/eol
Retrieved 2026-08-29 · [first-party] Elasticsearch 8.18 EOL from Elastic published EOM/EOS tables/footnotes. Maintenance ends at GA of 9.2 per Elastic EOL footnote. End of Support Term from Elastic 8.x table (2027-07-15).
- Elastic Product End of Life Policyfirst party · highhttps://www.elastic.co/support/eol
Retrieved 2026-08-29 · Elasticsearch 8.18 Support Term (no obligated Maintenance). Maintenance ends at GA of 9.2 per Elastic EOL footnote. End of Support Term from Elastic 8.x table (2027-07-15).
- Elastic Product End of Life Policyfirst party · highhttps://www.elastic.co/support/eol
Retrieved 2026-08-29 · Elasticsearch 8.18 Maintenance Term. Maintenance ends at GA of 9.2 per Elastic EOL footnote. End of Support Term from Elastic 8.x table (2027-07-15).
Recent releases
- 8.18.82025-10-06
- 8.18.72025-09-16
- 8.18.62025-08-28
- 8.18.52025-08-12
- 8.18.42025-07-22
- 8.18.32025-06-24
- 8.18.22025-05-29
- 8.18.12025-05-06
- 8.18.02025-04-15