diff --git a/src/roles/elasticsearch/tasks/es_upgrade.yml b/src/roles/elasticsearch/tasks/es_upgrade.yml
index 2aa2dbad..12485dd1 100644
--- a/src/roles/elasticsearch/tasks/es_upgrade.yml
+++ b/src/roles/elasticsearch/tasks/es_upgrade.yml
@@ -44,11 +44,40 @@
 #        attempt to add to the index may be bad.
 
 
-- name: Disable shard allocation for the cluster
-  uri:
-    url: "http://localhost:{{ elasticsearch_http_port }}/_cluster/settings"
-    method: PUT
-    body: "{{ elasticsearch_disable_allocation | string }}"
+- name: Check Elasticsearch version and run task conditionally - Disable shard allocation for the cluster
+  hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: Get Elasticsearch version
+      uri:
+        url: "http://localhost:9200"
+        method: GET
+        return_content: yes
+      register: es_version_response
+      failed_when: false  # If the Elasticsearch service is not available, this won't cause the task to fail.
+
+    - name: Set Elasticsearch version fact
+      set_fact:
+        es_version: "{{ es_version_response.json.version.number | default('0') }}"
+      
+    - name: Print the version for debugging
+      debug:
+        msg: "Elasticsearch version is {{ es_version }}"
+
+    - name: Run task for Elasticsearch version 6.x - Disable shard allocation for the cluster
+      uri:
+        url: "http://localhost:{{ elasticsearch_http_port }}/_cluster/settings"
+        method: PUT
+        body: "{{ elasticsearch_disable_allocation | string }}"
+      when: es_version.startswith('6')
+
+    - name: Run task for Elasticsearch version 7.x - Disable shard allocation for the cluster
+      uri:
+        url: "http://localhost:{{ elasticsearch_http_port }}/_cluster/settings"
+        method: PUT
+        body: "{{ elasticsearch_disable_allocation | string }}"
+        headers:
+          Content-Type: "application/json"
+      when: es_version.startswith('7')
 
 # Ref: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.4/restart-upgrade.html#_step_2_perform_a_synced_flush
 # Ref: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.4/indices-synced-flush.html