diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e72542a..8eb288a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 
     <properties>
-        <elasticsearch.version>6.5.1</elasticsearch.version>
+        <elasticsearch.version>6.8.15</elasticsearch.version>
         <lucene.version>7.5.0</lucene.version>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.description>elasticsearch-repository-oss</project.description>