diff --git a/bin/es-docker/Dockerfile b/bin/es-docker/Dockerfile
index 0a3954ab8..a16e5ba38 100644
--- a/bin/es-docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/bin/es-docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG ES_VERSION=7.10.2
+ARG ES_VERSION=8.16.1
 FROM docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:${ES_VERSION}
 
 RUN if [ -d plugins/ingest-attachment ]; then true ; else ./bin/elasticsearch-plugin install ingest-attachment -b; fi
diff --git a/bin/es-docker/docker-compose.yml b/bin/es-docker/docker-compose.yml
index 5faa89e95..cbea564c1 100644
--- a/bin/es-docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/bin/es-docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       context: .
       args:
-        ES_VERSION: ${ES_VERSION-7.10.2}
+        ES_VERSION: ${ES_VERSION-8.16.1}
     ports:
       - 8890:9200
     mem_limit: 1024M
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c88060508..35cf6b74e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "env:start": "wp-env start && npm run env:install-tests-cli && npm run es:start",
     "env:stop": "wp-env stop && npm run es:stop",
     "env:reset": "wp-env clean all && npm run env:start && npm run cypress:setup",
-    "es:start": "cd bin/es-docker/ && docker compose build --build-arg ES_VERSION=${ES_VERSION-7.10.2} && docker compose up -d",
+    "es:start": "cd bin/es-docker/ && docker compose build --build-arg ES_VERSION=${ES_VERSION-8.16.1} && docker compose up -d",
     "es:stop": "cd bin/es-docker/ && docker compose down",
     "cypress:setup": "./bin/setup-cypress-env.sh",
     "cypress:open": "cypress open --config-file tests/cypress/config.js",