diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9806c21..079fef9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ give it a try.
 
 
 ## Elasticsearch version
-* Currently designed for Elasticsearch 5.6.0.
+* Currently designed for Elasticsearch 5.6.8.
 * for Elasticsearch 5.2.2 use branch `es-5.2.2`
 * for Elasticsearch 2.4.4 use branch `es-2.4.4`
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d765043..917c9ae 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <name>elasticsearch-binary-vector-scoring</name>
     <groupId>com.liorkn.elasticsearch</groupId>
     <artifactId>elasticsearch-binary-vector-scoring</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.0</version>
+    <version>5.6.8</version>
     <description>ElasticSearch Plugin for Binary Vector Scoring</description>
     
     <licenses>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <elasticsearch.license.headerDefinition>${project.basedir}/src/main/resources/license-check/license_header_definition.xml</elasticsearch.license.headerDefinition>
 
         <tests.ifNoTests>warn</tests.ifNoTests>
-		<elasticsearch.version>5.6.0</elasticsearch.version>
+		<elasticsearch.version>5.6.8</elasticsearch.version>
         <commons-io.version>2.4</commons-io.version>
         <httpcore.version>4.4.8</httpcore.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>