Elasticsearch has announced the release of version 5.5.1, which is based on Lucene 6.5.1, as well as a bug fix update for Elasticsearch 2.4.6, marking the final release in the 2.x series. The latest stable release, Elasticsearch 5.5.1, is now available for deployment on Elastic Cloud, which provides Elasticsearch as a service. Users are encouraged to download the new version, explore its features, and provide feedback via Twitter or the Elasticsearch forum, with any issues being reported on the GitHub issues page.