diff --git a/ibm_catalog.json b/ibm_catalog.json
index 810ba4e8..fa6cbb1d 100644
--- a/ibm_catalog.json
+++ b/ibm_catalog.json
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
             {
               "key": "elasticsearch_version",
               "required": true,
+              "default_value": "8.15",
               "options": [
                 {
                   "displayname": "8.15",
@@ -652,6 +653,7 @@
             {
               "key": "elasticsearch_version",
               "required": true,
+              "default_value": "8.15",
               "options": [
                 {
                   "displayname": "8.15",