Elasticsearch for Apache Hadoop (ES-Hadoop) 6.7.0 has been released, aligning with Elasticsearch 6.7.0, and introduces several updates, including the deprecation of the Cascading integration due to declining usage and the high cost of maintenance. The deprecation decision is based on reduced community engagement and the focus on supporting Cascading 2, while Cascading itself has moved to a 3.X line with minimal pressure to upgrade. A notable new feature in this release is the support for Kerberos authentication, allowing secure connections to Elasticsearch clusters using Kerberos credentials, which is applicable to all integrations with additional support for managing credentials in long-lived Storm topologies and Spark Streaming jobs. Users are encouraged to consult the new documentation for configuring Kerberos and to provide feedback or suggestions via forums or GitHub.