diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 032d0bb01..452820224 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.170
+2.4.0-foxtrot
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
index 1f81e95d2..73c29c8c6 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 elasticsearch:
   enabled: false
-  version: 8.17.3
+  version: 8.18.3
   index_clean: true
   config:
     action:
diff --git a/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml b/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
index 2446821f1..a636f9b79 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ kibana:
           - default
           - file
     migrations:
-      discardCorruptObjects: "8.17.3"
+      discardCorruptObjects: "8.18.3"
     telemetry:
       enabled: False
     security: