diff --git a/.github/updatecli/updatecli.d/versions.yml b/.github/updatecli/updatecli.d/versions.yml
index a412c6eba..03281e086 100644
--- a/.github/updatecli/updatecli.d/versions.yml
+++ b/.github/updatecli/updatecli.d/versions.yml
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ sources:
       token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
       username: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_ACTOR" }}'
       versionfilter:
-        kind: latest
+        kind: semver
+        pattern: "^9.0.0"
 
   latest-elasticsearch-client-go-version:
     name: Get latest release version for Elasticsearch Go Client
@@ -346,7 +347,8 @@ sources:
       token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
       username: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_ACTOR" }}'
       versionfilter:
-        kind: latest
+        kind: semver
+        pattern: "^9.0.0"
 
   latest-elasticsearch-client-java-version:
     name: Get latest release version for Elasticsearch Java Client
@@ -359,7 +361,8 @@ sources:
       token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
       username: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_ACTOR" }}'
       versionfilter:
-        kind: latest
+        kind: semver
+        pattern: "^9.0.0"
 
   latest-elasticsearch-client-javascript-version:
     name: Get latest release version for Elasticsearch JavaScript Client
@@ -372,7 +375,8 @@ sources:
       token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
       username: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_ACTOR" }}'
       versionfilter:
-        kind: latest
+        kind: semver
+        pattern: "^9.0.0"
 
   latest-elasticsearch-client-php-version:
     name: Get latest release version for Elasticsearch PHP Client
@@ -385,7 +389,8 @@ sources:
       token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
       username: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_ACTOR" }}'
       versionfilter:
-        kind: latest
+        kind: semver
+        pattern: "^9.0.0"
 
   latest-elasticsearch-client-python-version:
     name: Get latest release version for Elasticsearch Python Client
@@ -398,7 +403,8 @@ sources:
       token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
       username: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_ACTOR" }}'
       versionfilter:
-        kind: latest
+        kind: semver
+        pattern: "^9.0.0"
 
   latest-elasticsearch-client-ruby-version:
     name: Get latest release version for Elasticsearch Ruby Client
@@ -411,7 +417,8 @@ sources:
       token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
       username: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_ACTOR" }}'
       versionfilter:
-        kind: latest
+        kind: semver
+        pattern: "^9.0.0"
 
   latest-elasticsearch-client-rust-version:
     name: Get latest release version for Elasticsearch Rust Client
@@ -424,7 +431,8 @@ sources:
       token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
       username: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_ACTOR" }}'
       versionfilter:
-        kind: latest
+        kind: semver
+        pattern: ">=9.0.0-0 <10.0.0"
 
 targets:
   update-docs-docset-stack: