diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index be723374e4356..3c439a01a9b3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@
     "babel-plugin-require-context-hook": "^1.0.0",
     "babel-plugin-styled-components": "^2.0.7",
     "babel-plugin-transform-react-remove-prop-types": "^0.4.24",
-    "backport": "^8.9.2",
+    "backport": "^8.9.4",
     "callsites": "^3.1.0",
     "chance": "1.0.18",
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
diff --git a/packages/kbn-apm-synthtrace/src/lib/apm/client/apm_synthtrace_kibana_client.ts b/packages/kbn-apm-synthtrace/src/lib/apm/client/apm_synthtrace_kibana_client.ts
index 7bd2443031c80..133ec096370b9 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-apm-synthtrace/src/lib/apm/client/apm_synthtrace_kibana_client.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-apm-synthtrace/src/lib/apm/client/apm_synthtrace_kibana_client.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 import fetch from 'node-fetch';
-import Semver from 'semver';
 import { Logger } from '../../utils/create_logger';
 
 export class ApmSynthtraceKibanaClient {
@@ -53,31 +52,33 @@ export class ApmSynthtraceKibanaClient {
       return kibanaUrl;
     });
   }
-  async fetchLatestApmPackageVersion(currentKibanaVersion: string) {
-    const url = `https://epr-snapshot.elastic.co/search?package=apm&prerelease=true&all=true&kibana.version=${currentKibanaVersion}`;
-    const response = await fetch(url, { method: 'GET' });
-    const json = (await response.json()) as Array<{ version: string }>;
-    const packageVersions = (json ?? []).map((item) => item.version).sort(Semver.rcompare);
-    const validPackageVersions = packageVersions.filter((v) => Semver.valid(v));
-    const bestMatch = validPackageVersions[0];
-    if (!bestMatch) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `None of the available APM package versions matches the current Kibana version (${currentKibanaVersion}). The latest available version is ${packageVersions[0]}. This can happen if the Kibana version was recently bumped, and no matching APM package was released. Reach out to the fleet team if this persists.`
-      );
-    }
-    return bestMatch;
+
+  async fetchLatestApmPackageVersion(
+    kibanaUrl: string,
+    version: string,
+    username: string,
+    password: string
+  ) {
+    const url = `${kibanaUrl}/api/fleet/epm/packages/apm`;
+    const response = await fetch(url, {
+      method: 'GET',
+      headers: kibanaHeaders(username, password),
+    });
+    const json = (await response.json()) as { item: { latestVersion: string } };
+    const { latestVersion } = json.item;
+    return latestVersion;
   }
 
   async installApmPackage(kibanaUrl: string, version: string, username: string, password: string) {
-    const packageVersion = await this.fetchLatestApmPackageVersion(version);
+    const packageVersion = await this.fetchLatestApmPackageVersion(
+      kibanaUrl,
+      version,
+      username,
+      password
+    );
     const response = await fetch(`${kibanaUrl}/api/fleet/epm/packages/apm/${packageVersion}`, {
       method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-        Authorization: 'Basic ' + Buffer.from(username + ':' + password).toString('base64'),
-        Accept: 'application/json',
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        'kbn-xsrf': 'kibana',
-      },
+      headers: kibanaHeaders(username, password),
       body: '{"force":true}',
     });
 
@@ -93,3 +94,12 @@ export class ApmSynthtraceKibanaClient {
     } else this.logger.error(responseJson);
   }
 }
+
+function kibanaHeaders(username: string, password: string) {
+  return {
+    Authorization: 'Basic ' + Buffer.from(username + ':' + password).toString('base64'),
+    Accept: 'application/json',
+    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    'kbn-xsrf': 'kibana',
+  };
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 374d3119e018e..23369504cad0a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4284,6 +4284,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-12.10.1.tgz#57b5cc6c7b4e55d8642c93d06401fb1af4839899"
   integrity sha512-P+SukKanjFY0ZhsK6wSVnQmxTP2eVPPE8OPSNuxaMYtgVzwJZgfGdwlYjf4RlRU4vLEw4ts2fsE2icG4nZ5ddQ==
 
+"@octokit/openapi-types@^13.4.0":
+  version "13.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-13.4.0.tgz#06fe8fda93bf21bdd397fe7ef8805249efda6c06"
+  integrity sha512-2mVzW0X1+HDO3jF80/+QFZNzJiTefELKbhMu6yaBYbp/1gSMkVDm4rT472gJljTokWUlXaaE63m7WrWENhMDLw==
+
 "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest@^1.1.1":
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest/-/plugin-paginate-rest-1.1.2.tgz#004170acf8c2be535aba26727867d692f7b488fc"
@@ -4291,12 +4296,12 @@
   dependencies:
     "@octokit/types" "^2.0.1"
 
-"@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest@^3.0.0":
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest/-/plugin-paginate-rest-3.0.0.tgz#df779de686aeb21b5e776e4318defc33b0418566"
-  integrity sha512-fvw0Q5IXnn60D32sKeLIxgXCEZ7BTSAjJd8cFAE6QU5qUp0xo7LjFUjjX1J5D7HgN355CN4EXE4+Q1/96JaNUA==
+"@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest@^4.0.0":
+  version "4.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest/-/plugin-paginate-rest-4.1.0.tgz#670ac9ac369448c69a2371bfcd7e2b37d95534f2"
+  integrity sha512-2O5K5fpajYG5g62wjzHR7/cWYaCA88CextAW3vFP+yoIHD0KEdlVMHfM5/i5LyV+JMmqiYW7w5qfg46FR+McNw==
   dependencies:
-    "@octokit/types" "^6.39.0"
+    "@octokit/types" "^7.1.1"
 
 "@octokit/plugin-request-log@^1.0.0", "@octokit/plugin-request-log@^1.0.4":
   version "1.0.4"
@@ -4411,17 +4416,17 @@
     once "^1.4.0"
     universal-user-agent "^4.0.0"
 
-"@octokit/rest@^19.0.3":
-  version "19.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/rest/-/rest-19.0.3.tgz#b9a4e8dc8d53e030d611c053153ee6045f080f02"
-  integrity sha512-5arkTsnnRT7/sbI4fqgSJ35KiFaN7zQm0uQiQtivNQLI8RQx8EHwJCajcTUwmaCMNDg7tdCvqAnc7uvHHPxrtQ==
+"@octokit/rest@^19.0.4":
+  version "19.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/rest/-/rest-19.0.4.tgz#fd8bed1cefffa486e9ae46a9dc608ce81bcfcbdd"
+  integrity sha512-LwG668+6lE8zlSYOfwPj4FxWdv/qFXYBpv79TWIQEpBLKA9D/IMcWsF/U9RGpA3YqMVDiTxpgVpEW3zTFfPFTA==
   dependencies:
     "@octokit/core" "^4.0.0"
-    "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest" "^3.0.0"
+    "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest" "^4.0.0"
     "@octokit/plugin-request-log" "^1.0.4"
     "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods" "^6.0.0"
 
-"@octokit/types@6.40.0", "@octokit/types@^6.0.0", "@octokit/types@^6.0.3", "@octokit/types@^6.16.1", "@octokit/types@^6.39.0":
+"@octokit/types@6.40.0", "@octokit/types@^6.0.0", "@octokit/types@^6.0.3", "@octokit/types@^6.16.1":
   version "6.40.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/types/-/types-6.40.0.tgz#f2e665196d419e19bb4265603cf904a820505d0e"
   integrity sha512-MFZOU5r8SwgJWDMhrLUSvyJPtVsqA6VnbVI3TNbsmw+Jnvrktzvq2fYES/6RiJA/5Ykdwq4mJmtlYUfW7CGjmw==
@@ -4442,6 +4447,13 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" ">= 8"
 
+"@octokit/types@^7.1.1":
+  version "7.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/types/-/types-7.1.1.tgz#a30fd6ca3279d59d532fa75583d65d93b7588e6d"
+  integrity sha512-Dx6cNTORyVaKY0Yeb9MbHksk79L8GXsihbG6PtWqTpkyA2TY1qBWE26EQXVG3dHwY9Femdd/WEeRUEiD0+H3TQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/openapi-types" "^13.4.0"
+
 "@openpgp/web-stream-tools@^0.0.10":
   version "0.0.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@openpgp/web-stream-tools/-/web-stream-tools-0.0.10.tgz#4496390da9715c9bfc581ad144f9fb8a36a37775"
@@ -10478,18 +10490,18 @@ babel-runtime@6.x, babel-runtime@^6.26.0:
     core-js "^2.4.0"
     regenerator-runtime "^0.11.0"
 
-backport@^8.9.2:
-  version "8.9.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/backport/-/backport-8.9.2.tgz#cf0ec69428f9e86c20e1898dd77e8f6c12bf5afa"
-  integrity sha512-0ghVAwSssE0mamADGnsOybWn7RroKLSf9r4uU1IpAlxxa2zkRecfnGuSfEa5L1tQjh7lJwI/2i01JR6154r+qg==
+backport@^8.9.4:
+  version "8.9.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/backport/-/backport-8.9.4.tgz#2bbe58fd766ebda6c760852d029630a277098a54"
+  integrity sha512-REMiogdMQ+TOLQoEABttcCevbxJ14xlCMkHn7es0ZTeCleHz6T2bl93w/Fe+JIttuyZ0e8oPQW2DVe1feTG1pw==
   dependencies:
-    "@octokit/rest" "^19.0.3"
+    "@octokit/rest" "^19.0.4"
     axios "^0.27.2"
     dedent "^0.7.0"
     del "^6.1.1"
-    dotenv "^16.0.1"
+    dotenv "^16.0.2"
     find-up "^5.0.0"
-    graphql "^16.5.0"
+    graphql "^16.6.0"
     graphql-tag "^2.12.6"
     inquirer "^8.2.3"
     lodash "^4.17.21"
@@ -10499,9 +10511,9 @@ backport@^8.9.2:
     strip-json-comments "^3.1.1"
     terminal-link "^2.1.1"
     utility-types "^3.10.0"
-    winston "^3.8.1"
+    winston "^3.8.2"
     yargs "^17.5.1"
-    yargs-parser "^21.0.1"
+    yargs-parser "^21.1.1"
 
 bail@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.2"
@@ -13642,10 +13654,10 @@ dotenv-expand@^5.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv-expand/-/dotenv-expand-5.1.0.tgz#3fbaf020bfd794884072ea26b1e9791d45a629f0"
   integrity sha512-YXQl1DSa4/PQyRfgrv6aoNjhasp/p4qs9FjJ4q4cQk+8m4r6k4ZSiEyytKG8f8W9gi8WsQtIObNmKd+tMzNTmA==
 
-dotenv@^16.0.1:
-  version "16.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.1.tgz#8f8f9d94876c35dac989876a5d3a82a267fdce1d"
-  integrity sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ==
+dotenv@^16.0.2:
+  version "16.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.2.tgz#0b0f8652c016a3858ef795024508cddc4bffc5bf"
+  integrity sha512-JvpYKUmzQhYoIFgK2MOnF3bciIZoItIIoryihy0rIA+H4Jy0FmgyKYAHCTN98P5ybGSJcIFbh6QKeJdtZd1qhA==
 
 dotenv@^8.0.0:
   version "8.2.0"
@@ -16136,10 +16148,10 @@ graphql-tag@^2.12.6:
   dependencies:
     tslib "^2.1.0"
 
-graphql@^16.5.0:
-  version "16.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-16.5.0.tgz#41b5c1182eaac7f3d47164fb247f61e4dfb69c85"
-  integrity sha512-qbHgh8Ix+j/qY+a/ZcJnFQ+j8ezakqPiHwPiZhV/3PgGlgf96QMBB5/f2rkiC9sgLoy/xvT6TSiaf2nTHJh5iA==
+graphql@^16.6.0:
+  version "16.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-16.6.0.tgz#c2dcffa4649db149f6282af726c8c83f1c7c5fdb"
+  integrity sha512-KPIBPDlW7NxrbT/eh4qPXz5FiFdL5UbaA0XUNz2Rp3Z3hqBSkbj0GVjwFDztsWVauZUWsbKHgMg++sk8UX0bkw==
 
 growly@^1.3.0:
   version "1.3.0"
@@ -28716,7 +28728,7 @@ winston-transport@^4.5.0:
     readable-stream "^3.6.0"
     triple-beam "^1.3.0"
 
-winston@^3.3.3, winston@^3.8.1:
+winston@^3.3.3:
   version "3.8.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/winston/-/winston-3.8.1.tgz#76f15b3478cde170b780234e0c4cf805c5a7fb57"
   integrity sha512-r+6YAiCR4uI3N8eQNOg8k3P3PqwAm20cLKlzVD9E66Ch39+LZC+VH1UKf9JemQj2B3QoUHfKD7Poewn0Pr3Y1w==
@@ -28732,6 +28744,23 @@ winston@^3.3.3, winston@^3.8.1:
     triple-beam "^1.3.0"
     winston-transport "^4.5.0"
 
+winston@^3.8.2:
+  version "3.8.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/winston/-/winston-3.8.2.tgz#56e16b34022eb4cff2638196d9646d7430fdad50"
+  integrity sha512-MsE1gRx1m5jdTTO9Ld/vND4krP2To+lgDoMEHGGa4HIlAUyXJtfc7CxQcGXVyz2IBpw5hbFkj2b/AtUdQwyRew==
+  dependencies:
+    "@colors/colors" "1.5.0"
+    "@dabh/diagnostics" "^2.0.2"
+    async "^3.2.3"
+    is-stream "^2.0.0"
+    logform "^2.4.0"
+    one-time "^1.0.0"
+    readable-stream "^3.4.0"
+    safe-stable-stringify "^2.3.1"
+    stack-trace "0.0.x"
+    triple-beam "^1.3.0"
+    winston-transport "^4.5.0"
+
 wkt-parser@^1.2.4:
   version "1.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wkt-parser/-/wkt-parser-1.3.2.tgz#deeff04a21edc5b170a60da418e9ed1d1ab0e219"
@@ -29000,11 +29029,16 @@ yargs-parser@^18.1.2:
     camelcase "^5.0.0"
     decamelize "^1.2.0"
 
-yargs-parser@^21.0.0, yargs-parser@^21.0.1:
+yargs-parser@^21.0.0:
   version "21.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-21.0.1.tgz#0267f286c877a4f0f728fceb6f8a3e4cb95c6e35"
   integrity sha512-9BK1jFpLzJROCI5TzwZL/TU4gqjK5xiHV/RfWLOahrjAko/e4DJkRDZQXfvqAsiZzzYhgAzbgz6lg48jcm4GLg==
 
+yargs-parser@^21.1.1:
+  version "21.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-21.1.1.tgz#9096bceebf990d21bb31fa9516e0ede294a77d35"
+  integrity sha512-tVpsJW7DdjecAiFpbIB1e3qxIQsE6NoPc5/eTdrbbIC4h0LVsWhnoa3g+m2HclBIujHzsxZ4VJVA+GUuc2/LBw==
+
 yargs-unparser@2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-unparser/-/yargs-unparser-2.0.0.tgz#f131f9226911ae5d9ad38c432fe809366c2325eb"