diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aff8470..0eefb5a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ I believe it could be beneficial for many, so I've made the code available here.
 You're welcome to contribute your own examples if you'd like.
 
 This repository is tested against Elasticsearch Server 9.1.2 using 
-[Elasticsearch Java API Client](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/clients/java) 9.1.2.
+[Elasticsearch Java API Client](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/clients/java) 9.1.3.
 
 We automatically start a Docker image using the [Elasticsearch module for TestContainers](https://www.testcontainers.org/modules/elasticsearch/).
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9e1b5b6..198e931 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- Main dependencies -->
         <elasticsearch.version>9.1.2</elasticsearch.version>
-        <elasticsearch-client.version>9.1.2</elasticsearch-client.version>
+        <elasticsearch-client.version>9.1.3</elasticsearch-client.version>
         <jackson.version>2.19.2</jackson.version>
         <log4j.version>2.25.1</log4j.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@
             <version>${elasticsearch-client.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- We fake a dependency for version 9 so we will hopefully benefit from automatic upgrades with dependabot -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.elasticsearch</groupId>
+            <artifactId>rest-api-spec</artifactId>
+            <version>${elasticsearch.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>