diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 46eb51bef..7f9d97f56 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.elasticsearch.client</groupId>
             <artifactId>elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client</artifactId>
-            <version>7.12.1</version>
+            <version>7.17.26</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.zalando</groupId>