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+[[eshadoop-7.4.2]]
+== Elasticsearch for Apache Hadoop version 7.4.2
+October 31, 2019
+
+ES-Hadoop 7.4.2 is a version compatibility release,
+tested specifically against Elasticsearch 7.4.2.
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 [float]
 [[release-notes-7]]
 ===== 7.x
+* <<eshadoop-7.4.2>>
 * <<eshadoop-7.4.1>>
 * <<eshadoop-7.4.0>>
 * <<eshadoop-7.3.2>>