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Elastic 9.4 pushes into observability metrics and AI orchestration on a single release.

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◆Current state
Elastic Stack is shipping on four maintenance lines (8.19, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4) with the 9.4 minor as the active feature train. The 9.4 release lands native Prometheus and PromQL support, promotes Workflows to GA, and expands the Agent Builder. The 8.19 and 9.2/9.3 lines are receiving routine backport bugfix releases in parallel.
◆Where it's heading
Two narratives run simultaneously: observability expansion via first-class Prometheus compatibility and TSDB work, and AI-platform expansion via Workflows GA and Agent Builder. Both push Elastic past 'search engine' framing — observability into Grafana/Mimir/Datadog territory, AI into the retrieval-and-orchestration layer for agentic systems.
◆Prediction
Expect 9.5 to deepen Workflows orchestration primitives and broaden PromQL semantic coverage, with backport churn on 8.19 continuing as the long-tail LTS. Agent Builder will likely pick up evaluation and observability features to compete more directly with LangChain/LangGraph-style tooling.

◆Recent moves

  1. 28d ago

    Elastic Stack 9.4.1 released

    9.4.1 patch release on the just-shipped feature train. Stabilization for early 9.4 adopters.

  2. 1mo ago

    Elastic 9.4: Workflows GA, Agent Builder updates, and Prometheus/PromQL support

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    Elastic 9.4 — the headline release of this window. Promotes Workflows to GA, extends Agent Builder, and adds native Prometheus and PromQL support, the change that reframes Elastic's role in both observability and AI infrastructure.

  3. 1mo ago

    Elastic Stack 9.2.8 released

    9.2.8 backport bugfix release. Standard maintenance on the supported 9.2 line.

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  4. 1mo ago

    Elastic Stack 8.19.15 released

    8.19.15 backport bugfix release. 8.19 is acting as the long-tail line for operators not yet on 9.x.

  5. 1mo ago

    Elastic Stack 9.3.4 released

    9.3.4 backport bugfix release. Routine maintenance ahead of customers' migrations to 9.4.

  6. 1mo ago

    Elastic Stack 9.3.3 released

    9.3.3 backport bugfix release. Same maintenance cadence on the previous feature line.

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