From e1e3338f28ee43fc8159d1e93fe268d91d764fbf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Edu=20Gonz=C3=A1lez=20de=20la=20Herr=C3=A1n?=
 <25320357+eedugon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:39:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ech available versions statements updated

---
 .../deploy/elastic-cloud/available-stack-versions.md | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/available-stack-versions.md b/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/available-stack-versions.md
index 1fac71168a..3b89624e86 100644
--- a/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/available-stack-versions.md
+++ b/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/available-stack-versions.md
@@ -22,10 +22,18 @@ This section describes our version policy for {{ech}}, including:
 
 ## Available {{stack}} versions [ec-version-policy-available]
 
-{{stack}} uses a versions code that is constructed of three numbers separated by dots: the leftmost number is the number of the major release, the middle number is the number of the minor release and the rightmost number is the number of the maintenance release (e.g., 8.3.2 means major release 8, minor release 3 and maintenance release 2).
+{{stack}} uses a version numbering scheme based on three numbers separated by dots. The leftmost number indicates the major release, the middle number indicates the minor release, and the rightmost number indicates the maintenance release. For example, `8.3.2` represents major release 8, minor release 3, and maintenance release 2.
 
-You might sometimes notice additional versions listed in the user interface beyond the versions we currently support and maintain, such as [release candidate builds](#ec-release-builds) and older versions. If a version is listed in the [{{ecloud}} Console](https://cloud.elastic.co?page=docs&placement=docs-body), it can be deployed.
+In {{ech}}, not all [{{stack}} versions](https://www.elastic.co/support/eol) are available for deploying. By default, the following versions are available in the UI:
 
+* The two latest minor versions of the latest major version
+* The latest minor version of the previous major version
+
+For example, if the latest {{stack}} version is {{version.stack}}, {{ech}} makes the following versions available:
+* {{version.stack | M.M }} and {{version.stack | M.M-1 | M.M }}
+* 8.19
+
+Additional versions can appear in the UI, such as [release candidate builds](#ec-release-builds) or older versions. If a version is listed in the [{{ecloud}} Console](https://cloud.elastic.co?page=docs&placement=docs-body), it can be deployed.
 
 ## New {{stack}} versions [ec-version-policy-new]
 

From 5efbac1471b24cc3103a259d80a5e1f3749fb8ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Edu=20Gonz=C3=A1lez=20de=20la=20Herr=C3=A1n?=
 <25320357+eedugon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:45:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ech available versions statements updated

---
 deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/available-stack-versions.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/available-stack-versions.md b/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/available-stack-versions.md
index 3b89624e86..eb9d7bfd30 100644
--- a/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/available-stack-versions.md
+++ b/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/available-stack-versions.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ In {{ech}}, not all [{{stack}} versions](https://www.elastic.co/support/eol) are
 * The latest minor version of the previous major version
 
 For example, if the latest {{stack}} version is {{version.stack}}, {{ech}} makes the following versions available:
-* {{version.stack | M.M }} and {{version.stack | M.M-1 | M.M }}
+* {{version.stack | M.M }} and {{version.stack | M.M+1 | M.M }}
 * 8.19
 
 Additional versions can appear in the UI, such as [release candidate builds](#ec-release-builds) or older versions. If a version is listed in the [{{ecloud}} Console](https://cloud.elastic.co?page=docs&placement=docs-body), it can be deployed.