// tag::remote-cluster-compatibility-matrix[]
[cols="^,^,^,^,^,^,^,^,^,^"]
|====
| 9+^h| Local cluster
h| Remote cluster     | 5.0–5.5    | 5.6        | 6.0–6.6    | 6.7        | 6.8        | 7.0        | 7.1–7.16   | 7.17       | 8.0–{minor-version}
| 5.0–5.5             | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}
| 5.6                 | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}
| 6.0–6.6             | {no-icon}  | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}
| 6.7                 | {no-icon}  | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}
| 6.8                 | {no-icon}  | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {no-icon}
| 7.0                 | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {no-icon}
| 7.1–7.16            | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {no-icon}
| 7.17                | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon}
| 8.0–{minor-version} | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {no-icon}  | {yes-icon} | {yes-icon}
|====

ifeval::["{release-state}"!="released"]
NOTE: This documentation is for {es} version {version}, which is not yet
released. The above compatibility table applies if both clusters are running a
released version of {es}, or if one of the clusters is running a released
version and the other is running a pre-release build with a later build date. A
cluster running a pre-release build of {es} can also communicate with remote
clusters running the same pre-release build. Running a mix of pre-release
builds is unsupported and typically will not work, even if the builds have the
same version number.
endif::[]

// end::remote-cluster-compatibility-matrix[]