diff --git a/sdks/java/io/elasticsearch-tests/elasticsearch-tests-5/pom.xml b/sdks/java/io/elasticsearch-tests/elasticsearch-tests-5/pom.xml
index f64ad2957..e0f6cf5b3 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/elasticsearch-tests/elasticsearch-tests-5/pom.xml
+++ b/sdks/java/io/elasticsearch-tests/elasticsearch-tests-5/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <description>Tests of ElasticsearchIO on Elasticsearch 5.x</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <elasticsearch.version>5.6.3</elasticsearch.version>
+        <elasticsearch.version>6.8.17</elasticsearch.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>