diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
index 9495d56798b1..8f650c809422 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <spring-data-elasticsearch.version>3.0.8.RELEASE</spring-data-elasticsearch.version>
+        <spring-data-elasticsearch.version>4.4.0</spring-data-elasticsearch.version>
         <jna.version>4.5.2</jna.version>
         <elasticsearch.version>5.6.0</elasticsearch.version>
         <fastjson.version>1.2.47</fastjson.version>