diff --git a/data-pipeline/es-client/pom.xml b/data-pipeline/es-client/pom.xml
index 225cad3ba..b799413f3 100644
--- a/data-pipeline/es-client/pom.xml
+++ b/data-pipeline/es-client/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.elasticsearch.client</groupId>
             <artifactId>elasticsearch-rest-client</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.3</version>
+            <version>6.8.15</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.ekstep.ecosystem</groupId>