diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8f3b78be651..882532330ec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@
         <javadoc.org.apache.lucene.queryparser.url>https://lucene.apache.org/core/${javadoc.org.apache.lucene.tag}/queryparser/</javadoc.org.apache.lucene.queryparser.url>
 
         <!-- >>> Elasticsearch -->
-        <!-- The version of the Elasticsearch client used by Hibernate Search, independently from the version of the remote cluster -->
+        <!-- The version of the Elasticsearch client used by Hibernate Search, independently of the version of the remote cluster -->
         <!-- Use the latest open-source version here. Currently, low-level clients are open-source even in 8.0+ -->
-        <version.org.elasticsearch.client>8.0.0</version.org.elasticsearch.client>
+        <version.org.elasticsearch.client>8.0.1</version.org.elasticsearch.client>
         <!-- The main compatible version of Elasticsearch, advertised by default. Used in documentation links. -->
         <!-- When updating the following version you will likely need to update the test profiles as well,
              to make sure the corresponding profile (e.g. elasticsearch-8.0) becomes the default. -->