diff --git a/elasticsearch/server/cluster.yml b/elasticsearch/server/cluster.yml
index 9be44ed..94b6d85 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/server/cluster.yml
+++ b/elasticsearch/server/cluster.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     java_environment_version: "8"
     java_environment_platform: openjdk
     elasticsearch_cluster_name: elasticsearch
+    elasticsearch_version: 2
   linux:
     system:
       sysctl:
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
       headless: true
   elasticsearch:
     server:
+      version: ${_param:elasticsearch_version}
       name: ${_param:elasticsearch_cluster_name}
       enabled: true
       master: true
diff --git a/elasticsearch/server/single.yml b/elasticsearch/server/single.yml
index 6606617..ce7da36 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/server/single.yml
+++ b/elasticsearch/server/single.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 - service.java.environment.openjdk8
 - service.elasticsearch.server.single
 parameters:
+  _param:
+    elasticsearch_version: 2
   linux:
     system:
       sysctl:
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@
       headless: true
   elasticsearch:
     server:
+      version: ${_param:elasticsearch_version}
       enabled: true
       bind:
         address: ${_param:single_address}
diff --git a/linux/system/repo/elasticsearch5.yml b/linux/system/repo/elasticsearch5.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34699e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/system/repo/elasticsearch5.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+parameters:
+  linux:
+    system:
+      repo:
+        elasticsearch:
+          source: "deb https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/5.x/apt stable main"
+          architectures: amd64
+          key_url: "https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch"
+        elasticsearch_curator:
+          source: "deb http://packages.elastic.co/curator/4/debian stable main"
+          architectures: amd64
+          key_url: "https://packages.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/elasticsearch-new-parameter-93a08f64ff1a22ab.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/elasticsearch-new-parameter-93a08f64ff1a22ab.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00a44b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/elasticsearch-new-parameter-93a08f64ff1a22ab.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+summary: >
+    Added a new parameter for Elasticsearch
+features:
+  - Added the ``elasticsearch_version`` parameter to specify
+    which version of Elasticsearch should be deployed.
+    Elasticsearch version 2 is deployed by default.
+    To deploy Elasticsearch version 5, specify the
+    ``elasticsearch_version: 5`` parameter in the
+    ``classes/cluster/<cluster_name>/stacklight/server.yml``
+    file of the Reclass model.