diff --git a/tasks/elasticsearch-Debian-version-lock.yml b/tasks/elasticsearch-Debian-version-lock.yml
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+---
+- name: Debian - hold elasticsearch version
+  command: apt-mark hold elasticsearch
diff --git a/tasks/elasticsearch-RedHat-version-lock.yml b/tasks/elasticsearch-RedHat-version-lock.yml
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+---
+- name: RedHat - install yum-version-lock
+  yum: name=yum-plugin-versionlock state=present update_cache=yes
+- name: RedHat - lock elasticsearch version
+  command: yum versionlock add elasticsearch
+
diff --git a/tasks/elasticsearch-version-lock.yml b/tasks/elasticsearch-version-lock.yml
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+---
+# Trigger Debian section
+- name: Include Debian specific Elasticsearch
+  include: elasticsearch-Debian-version-lock.yml
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
+
+# Trigger Redhat section
+- name: Include RedHat specific Elasticsearch
+  include: elasticsearch-RedHat-version-lock.yml
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'