diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6776b930..997aedf2 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ PATH
       devise-i18n
       devise-jwt
       elasticsearch-model (~> 7)
-      elasticsearch-rails (~> 7)
+      elasticsearch-rails (>= 7, < 9)
       font-awesome-sass (~> 6.5)
       friendly_id (>= 5.2, < 5.6)
       friendly_id-mobility (~> 1.0.4)
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ GEM
       activesupport (> 3)
       elasticsearch (~> 7)
       hashie
-    elasticsearch-rails (7.2.1)
+    elasticsearch-rails (8.0.1)
     elasticsearch-transport (7.17.11)
       base64
       faraday (>= 1, < 3)
diff --git a/better_together.gemspec b/better_together.gemspec
index f7b86ab5..6aa5d033 100644
--- a/better_together.gemspec
+++ b/better_together.gemspec
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'devise-i18n'
   spec.add_dependency 'devise-jwt'
   spec.add_dependency 'elasticsearch-model', '~> 7'
-  spec.add_dependency 'elasticsearch-rails', '~> 7'
+  spec.add_dependency 'elasticsearch-rails', '>= 7', '< 9'
   spec.add_dependency 'font-awesome-sass', '~> 6.5'
   spec.add_dependency 'friendly_id', '>= 5.2', '< 5.6'
   spec.add_dependency 'friendly_id-mobility', '~> 1.0.4'