diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 821ab12e5..77d096896 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>co.elastic.clients</groupId>
             <artifactId>elasticsearch-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.2.2</version>
+            <version>8.12.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- pin httpclient for CVE -->
         <dependency>