diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index 463df4e14a8bb..a8188a0f90ab9 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ request block and provide responses for all of the below items.
 
 **Kibana version**:
 
+**Elasticsearch version**:
+
 **Server OS version**:
 
 **Browser version**: