Elasticsearch 6.0.0-rc2 released
We are excited to announce the release of Elasticsearch 6.0.0-rc2, based on Lucene 7.0.1. This is the sixth in a series of pre-6.0.0 releases designed to let you test out your application with the features and changes coming in 6.0.0, and to give us feedback about any problems that you encounter. Open a bug report today and become an Elastic Pioneer.
IMPORTANT: This is a pre-release and is intended for testing purposes only. Indices created in this version will not be compatible with Elasticsearch 6.0.0 GA. Upgrading 6.0.0-rc2 to any other version is not supported.
DO NOT DEPLOY IN PRODUCTION
Also see:
- Elasticsearch 6.0.0-alpha1 released
- Elasticsearch 6.0.0-alpha2 released
- Elasticsearch 6.0.0-beta1 released
- Elasticsearch 6.0.0-beta2 released
- Elasticsearch 6.0.0-rc1 released
The wait is almost over
We are getting very close to the 6.0.0 GA release. This RC2 contains a number of minor bug fixes which you can read about in the release notes. A big thanks to our Elastic Pioneers for testing out earlier versions and reporting these bugs - your effort makes the GA release that much better.
Please download Elasticsearch 6.0.0-rc2, try it out, and let us know what you think on Twitter (@elastic) or in our forum. You can report any problems on the GitHub issues page.