diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b15235a77..3b4bcfb0d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ bcrypt==3.2.0
 bleach==4.1.0
 colander==1.8.3
 dogpile.cache==1.1.5
-elasticsearch==2.4.1
+elasticsearch==8.4.0
 elasticsearch_dsl==2.2.0
 geoalchemy2==0.4.2
 geojson==2.5.0