diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09e22a6f..e4fd6fd5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         <!-- Dependency Versions -->
         <commons-io.version>2.22.0</commons-io.version>
         <!--when updating elasticsearch versions, also update "ElasticsearchContainer" version in EmbeddedElasticsearchExtension-->
-        <elasticsearch.version>8.19.15</elasticsearch.version>
+        <elasticsearch.version>9.4.3</elasticsearch.version>
         <elasticsearch-rest5-client.version>9.4.1</elasticsearch-rest5-client.version>
         <opensearch-java3.version>3.7.0</opensearch-java3.version>
         <opensearch-java2.version>2.26.0</opensearch-java2.version>