diff --git a/appliances/elasticsearch/Makefile b/appliances/elasticsearch/Makefile
index 094574a..3c94ada 100644
--- a/appliances/elasticsearch/Makefile
+++ b/appliances/elasticsearch/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ES_HOME ?= /var/lib/elasticsearch
-ES_VER ?= 1.7.1
+ES_VER ?= 1.7.2
 ES_TARBALL = elasticsearch-$(ES_VER).tar.gz
 ES_URL = https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/$(ES_TARBALL)