diff --git a/.kitchen.yml b/.kitchen.yml
index ede0f71..953523e 100644
--- a/.kitchen.yml
+++ b/.kitchen.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ provisioner:
     extra_vars:
       es_major_version: "<%= ENV['VERSION'] %>"
       <% if ENV['VERSION'] == '6.x' %>
-      es_version: '6.8.0'
+      es_version: '6.8.1'
       <% end %>
   <% end %>
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c279ee..45b258d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 7.4.0 - 2019/10/01
+
+* 7.4.0 as default version
+* Remove compatibility with versions < 6.3
+
+| PR                                                      | Author                                                     | Title                                                     |
+| ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
+|[#575](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/575) | [@flyinggecko](https://github.com/flyinggecko) | Fix name of Elasticsearch Ansible role |
+|[#578](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/578) | [@jmlrt](https://github.com/jmlrt) | Fix `dict object has no attribute dict_keys` issue with Python3 |
+|[#588](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/588) | [@broferek](https://github.com/broferek) | Move `userid` and `groupid` in a different place in the role |
+|[#591](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/591) | [@Crazybus](https://github.com/Crazybus) | Add back in `force_basic_auth` for all http requests |
+|[#582](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/582) | [@ktibi](https://github.com/ktibi) | Allow disable Elastic official repository setup |
+|[#593](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/593) | [@jmlrt](https://github.com/jmlrt) | Bunch of small fixes |
+|[#595](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/595) | [@broferek](https://github.com/broferek) | Set `limitMEMLOCK` for OS using Systemd|
+|[#600](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/600) | [@titan-architrave](https://github.com/titan-architrave) | Always gather the `es_major_version` variables|
+|[#605](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/605) | [@jmlrt](https://github.com/jmlrt) | Add doc for migration with data move|
+|[#601](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/601) | [@LukeRoz](https://github.com/LukeRoz) | Removing package version hold when `es_version_hold: false`|
+|[#612](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/612) | [@jmlrt](https://github.com/jmlrt) | Add Probot config to manage stale issues/pr|
+|[#614](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/614) | [@jmlrt](https://github.com/jmlrt) | Describe how to select a different elasticsearch version|
+|[#609](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/609) | [@jmlrt](https://github.com/jmlrt) | No more 6.3 compatibility + Use default files permissions from Elasticsearch package|
+|[#510](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-elasticsearch/pull/510) | [@verboEse](https://github.com/verboEse) | Don't fetch APT key if existent|
+
 ## 7.1.1 - 2019/06/04
 
 ### Breaking changes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 47499da..7f7bbc9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This role uses the json_query filter which [requires jmespath](https://github.co
 Create your Ansible playbook with your own tasks, and include the role elasticsearch. You will have to have this repository accessible within the context of playbook.
 
 ```sh
-ansible-galaxy install elastic.elasticsearch,7.1.1
+ansible-galaxy install elastic.elasticsearch,7.4.0
 ```
 
 Then create your playbook yaml adding the role elasticsearch.
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ The simplest configuration therefore consists of:
   roles:
     - role: elastic.elasticsearch
   vars:
-    es_version: 7.1.1
+    es_version: 7.4.0
 ```
 
-The above installs Elasticsearch 7.1.1 in a single node 'node1' on the hosts 'localhost'.
+The above installs Elasticsearch 7.4.0 in a single node 'node1' on the hosts 'localhost'.
 
 **Note**:
 Elasticsearch default version is described in [`es_version`](defaults/main.yml#L2). You can override this variable in your playbook to install another version.
-While we are testing this role only with one 7.x and one 6.x version (respectively [7.1.1](defaults/main.yml#L2) and [6.8.0](.kitchen.yml#L22) at the time of writing), this role should work with others version also in most cases.
+While we are testing this role only with one 7.x and one 6.x version (respectively [7.4.0](defaults/main.yml#L2) and [6.8.1](.kitchen.yml#L22) at the time of writing), this role should work with others version also in most cases.
 
 This role also uses [Ansible tags](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_tags.html). Run your playbook with the `--list-tasks` flag for more information.
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ These can either be set to a user declared in the file based realm, with admin p
 In addition to es_config, the following parameters allow the customization of the Java and Elasticsearch versions as well as the role behaviour. Options include:
 
 * ```es_enable_xpack```  Default `true`. Setting this to `false` will install the oss release of elasticsearch
-* ```es_version``` (e.g. "7.1.1").
+* ```es_version``` (e.g. "7.4.0").
 * ```es_api_host``` The host name used for actions requiring HTTP e.g. installing templates. Defaults to "localhost".
 * ```es_api_port``` The port used for actions requiring HTTP e.g. installing templates. Defaults to 9200. **CHANGE IF THE HTTP PORT IS NOT 9200**
 * ```es_api_basic_auth_username``` The Elasticsearch username for making admin changing actions. Used if Security is enabled. Ensure this user is admin.
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 81cc21d..c473c61 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-es_version: "7.1.1"
+es_version: "7.4.0"
 es_use_snapshot_release: false
 es_enable_xpack: true
 es_package_name: "elasticsearch"