Request for Information Regarding Wazuh Version 5 Capabilities and Official Release Details

[Jack Martin]

Dear Wazuh Team,

I hope this message finds you well.

We are currently evaluating Wazuh Version 5 and would like to understand its capabilities, improvements, and official release information.

Could you please provide details regarding the following points:

1. Official Release Information
   • What is the official release date of Wazuh Version 5?
   • Is Version 5 considered a stable production release?
   • Where can we find the official release notes and documentation?
2. Capabilities and Improvements
   • What are the major new features and architectural changes introduced in Wazuh Version 5 compared with previous versions?
   • What improvements have been made in:
     • Event collection and processing
     • Detection and alerting capabilities
     • Performance and scalability
     • Agent communication and management
     • Integration with indexers and dashboards
     • Security monitoring and compliance capabilities
3. Migration and Compatibility
   • What are the recommended migration steps from previous Wazuh versions to Version 5?
   • Are there any compatibility considerations for existing agents, rules, decoders, integrations, and dashboards?
4. Production Deployment Recommendations
   • What deployment sizes and environments are recommended for Wazuh Version 5?
   • Are there any known limitations or considerations before deploying Version 5 in an enterprise environment?
5. Documentation and Roadmap
   • Could you please share official documentation links, release notes, and any available roadmap information for Version 5?

We would appreciate your guidance to better understand the maturity, capabilities, and recommended usage scenarios of Wazuh Version 5.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to your response.

Best regards,
jack

[Olamilekan Abdullateef Ajani]

Hello Jack,

At the moment, Wazuh 5 is still in beta, not a stable production release. The latest stable release is still Wazuh 4.14.7, released on 29 July 2026.

Wazuh 5.0.0 is available as a beta and it is marked as v5.0.0 Beta 4.
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases

So for production, I would recommend staying on the latest 4.x release for now and using Wazuh 5 only in a lab or test environment.

The main thing I would like to mention is that Wazuh 5 is not just a normal upgrade. It introduces major architectural changes. The 5.0 beta documentation says in-place upgrades from 4.x are not supported. You need to deploy a new Wazuh 5.x environment and recreate supported configuration, certificates, and security settings. It also says indexed data from 4.x cannot be migrated because the index schemas and mappings are different.
https://documentation.wazuh.com/5.0-beta/transitioning-from-4x-to-5x/index.html

The major changes include:

New detection/data analysis engine
Findings replacing alerts in the new engine model
New manager configuration path
Changes to indexer compatibility settings
No direct copy of old 4.x config files
No migration of old indexed data/snapshots

The Wazuh 5 beta docs also show the new data analysis model, where "findings" serve the same role that alerts served in Wazuh 4.x, so there is a shift.

For now, I would suggest you:

Use the current Wazuh 4.X for production.
Build a separate Wazuh 5 beta lab.
Test your custom rules, decoders, integrations, dashboards, and agent compatibility.
Do not migrate production until Wazuh 5 is officially stable.
Keep historical 4.x data in the old environment if needed.

Ref:
https://documentation.wazuh.com/current/release-notes/index.html
https://documentation.wazuh.com/5.0-beta/
https://documentation.wazuh.com/5.0-beta/transitioning-from-4x-to-5x/index.html
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases

In summary, I would suggest not treating Wazuh 5 as production-ready yet. Use it for evaluation and migration testing only until the official stable release is published.