diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/build.gradle b/modules/elasticsearch/build.gradle
index f0f260c5fb0..0370bab602f 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: elasticsearch"
 
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
-    testImplementation "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client:8.15.1"
+    testImplementation "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client:9.0.3"
     testImplementation "org.elasticsearch.client:transport:7.17.29"
     testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.3'
 }