diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8feeb3b..c5b8574 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.github.alexcojocaru</groupId>
                     <artifactId>elasticsearch-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>5.11</version>
+                    <version>6.9</version>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>