diff --git a/appliances/elasticsearch/Makefile b/appliances/elasticsearch/Makefile
index 4b5f894..8fe11b4 100644
--- a/appliances/elasticsearch/Makefile
+++ b/appliances/elasticsearch/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ES_HOME ?= /var/lib/elasticsearch
-ES_VER ?= 6.4.1
+ES_VER ?= 6.5.1
 ES_TARBALL = elasticsearch-$(ES_VER).tar.gz
 ES_URL = https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/$(ES_TARBALL)