On July 7, 2021, Elastic Stack released version 6.8.17, which includes a series of fixes and minor enhancements across the stack, along with important security vulnerability patches. Users are encouraged to upgrade to this latest version to benefit from these improvements. Detailed information about the changes in each component—Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash—can be found in the release notes, and additional insights into the security fixes are available on the company's security page.