diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c69cb3c..1d0c209 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <hadoop.version>2.3.0</hadoop.version>
     <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
     <hydrator.version>2.1.2</hydrator.version>
-    <es.version>5.4.0</es.version>
+    <es.version>6.8.17</es.version>
     <es-hadoop.version>5.4.0</es-hadoop.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.5</slf4j.version>
     <netty.version>4.0.30.Final</netty.version>