diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/deprecations/deprecations.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/deprecations/deprecations.test.ts
index d706146faf21..43e8140fb9b3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/deprecations/deprecations.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/deprecations/deprecations.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const deprecationContext = {
 describe('getDeprecations', () => {
   describe('when fleet is disabled', () => {
     it('returns no deprecations', async () => {
-      const deprecationsCallback = getDeprecations({});
+      const deprecationsCallback = getDeprecations({ branch: 'master' });
       const deprecations = await deprecationsCallback(deprecationContext);
       expect(deprecations).toEqual([]);
     });
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ describe('getDeprecations', () => {
   describe('when running on cloud with legacy apm-server', () => {
     it('returns deprecations', async () => {
       const deprecationsCallback = getDeprecations({
+        branch: 'master',
         cloudSetup: { isCloudEnabled: true } as unknown as CloudSetup,
         fleet: {
           start: () => ({
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ describe('getDeprecations', () => {
   describe('when running on cloud with fleet', () => {
     it('returns no deprecations', async () => {
       const deprecationsCallback = getDeprecations({
+        branch: 'master',
         cloudSetup: { isCloudEnabled: true } as unknown as CloudSetup,
         fleet: {
           start: () => ({
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ describe('getDeprecations', () => {
   describe('when running on prem', () => {
     it('returns no deprecations', async () => {
       const deprecationsCallback = getDeprecations({
+        branch: 'master',
         cloudSetup: { isCloudEnabled: false } as unknown as CloudSetup,
         fleet: {
           start: () => ({ agentPolicyService: { get: () => undefined } }),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/deprecations/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/deprecations/index.ts
index b592a2bf1326..76c90270abb8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/deprecations/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/deprecations/index.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ import { APMRouteHandlerResources } from '../';
 export function getDeprecations({
   cloudSetup,
   fleet,
+  branch,
 }: {
   cloudSetup?: CloudSetup;
   fleet?: APMRouteHandlerResources['plugins']['fleet'];
+  branch: string;
 }) {
   return async ({
     savedObjectsClient,
@@ -46,8 +48,7 @@ export function getDeprecations({
           defaultMessage:
             'Running the APM Server binary directly is considered a legacy option and is deprecated since 7.16. Switch to APM Server managed by an Elastic Agent instead. Read our documentation to learn more.',
         }),
-        documentationUrl:
-          'https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/server/current/apm-integration.html',
+        documentationUrl: `https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/server/${branch}/apm-integration.html`,
         level: 'warning',
         correctiveActions: {
           manualSteps: [
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/plugin.ts
index d2d8dbf60236..72a1bc483015 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/plugin.ts
@@ -215,10 +215,12 @@ export class APMPlugin
         );
       })();
     });
+
     core.deprecations.registerDeprecations({
       getDeprecations: getDeprecations({
         cloudSetup: plugins.cloud,
         fleet: resourcePlugins.fleet,
+        branch: this.initContext.env.packageInfo.branch,
       }),
     });