diff --git a/spring-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml b/spring-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
index 520707a43298..e6c0cfff7fed 100644
--- a/spring-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <org.springframework.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
         <spring-data-elasticsearch.version>2.0.5.RELEASE</spring-data-elasticsearch.version>
         <jna.version>4.2.2</jna.version>
-        <elasticsearch.version>2.4.2</elasticsearch.version>
+        <elasticsearch.version>6.3.0</elasticsearch.version>
         <fastjson.version>1.2.21</fastjson.version>
     </properties>