diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 594766c6c..384671ebf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <cdap.version>6.11.0</cdap.version>
     <datastax.version>2.0.5</datastax.version>
     <dumbster.version>1.6</dumbster.version>
-    <es.version>1.6.0</es.version>
+    <es.version>8.16.2</es.version>
     <es-hadoop.version>2.1.0</es-hadoop.version>
     <fastutil.version>6.6.1</fastutil.version>
     <geronimo-jms.version>1.1.1</geronimo-jms.version>