# Search Guard 5.4.0 released

**URL:** <https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-5-4-0-released/449>\
**Category:** Search Guard\
**Created:** [May 8, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-5-4-0-released/449 "2017-05-08T21:31:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![jkressin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.search-guard.com/jkressin/32/9_2.png) [@jkressin](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/jkressin)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-5-4-0-released/449/1 "2017-05-08T21:31:34Z")

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We have released Search Guard 5.4.0-12 today, compatible with Elasticsearch 5.4.0.

You can install it like any other Elasticsearch plugin:

/bin/elasticsearch-plugin install -b com.floragunn:search-guard-5:5.4.0-12

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Detailed installation instructions are provided in the official Search Guard documentation:

[https://github.com/floragunncom/search-guard-docs/blob/master/installation.md](https://github.com/floragunncom/search-guard-docs/blob/master/installation.md)

A new version of the Kibana plugin is also available:

[https://github.com/floragunncom/search-guard-kibana-plugin/releases/tag/v5.4.0](https://github.com/floragunncom/search-guard-kibana-plugin/releases/tag/v5.4.0)

Thanks for your support and input!

Jochen and the Search Guard team

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> Search Guard (®) is an Elasticsearch plugin that offers encryption, authentication, and authorization.
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> It builds on Search Guard SSL and provides pluggable auth/auth modules in addition.