Elasticsearch 5.6.2, built on Lucene 6.6.1, has been released as the latest stable version and is now available for deployment on Elastic Cloud, the company's Elasticsearch-as-a-service platform. Users are encouraged to download and test this new version, providing feedback via Twitter or the forum, and reporting any issues on GitHub. The release includes notes on changes and updates specific to Elasticsearch 5.6 and X-Pack 5.6.2.