diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1373b936e1..0df68ea179 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ cfg := elasticsearch.Config{
     MaxIdleConnsPerHost:   10,
     ResponseHeaderTimeout: time.Second,
     TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-      MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS11,
+      MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12,
       // ...
     },
     // ...
diff --git a/_examples/configuration.go b/_examples/configuration.go
index c7e2e860dc..17e1b7cf73 100644
--- a/_examples/configuration.go
+++ b/_examples/configuration.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 			ResponseHeaderTimeout: time.Millisecond,
 			DialContext:           (&net.Dialer{Timeout: time.Nanosecond}).DialContext,
 			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-				MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS11,
+				MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12,
 				// ...
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index 2591cbadf2..f24fc7af49 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ To configure the client, pass a Config object to the NewClient function:
 		    ResponseHeaderTimeout: time.Second,
 		    DialContext:           (&net.Dialer{Timeout: time.Second}).DialContext,
 		    TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-		      MinVersion:         tls.VersionTLS11,
+		      MinVersion:         tls.VersionTLS12,
 		    },
 		  },
 		}
diff --git a/elasticsearch_example_test.go b/elasticsearch_example_test.go
index 8756362c55..850e10d145 100644
--- a/elasticsearch_example_test.go
+++ b/elasticsearch_example_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func ExampleNewClient() {
 			ResponseHeaderTimeout: time.Second,
 			DialContext:           (&net.Dialer{Timeout: time.Second}).DialContext,
 			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-				MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS11,
+				MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/elasticsearch_integration_test.go b/elasticsearch_integration_test.go
index 252f6f08c4..7b843ffd56 100644
--- a/elasticsearch_integration_test.go
+++ b/elasticsearch_integration_test.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestClientTransport(t *testing.T) {
 				ResponseHeaderTimeout: time.Second,
 				DialContext:           (&net.Dialer{Timeout: time.Nanosecond}).DialContext,
 				TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-					MinVersion:         tls.VersionTLS11,
+					MinVersion:         tls.VersionTLS12,
 					InsecureSkipVerify: true,
 				},
 			},