diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index 28cb4f063..7157e6bbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 11
 
       - name: Launch elastic docker
-        run: docker run -d -it -p 39227:9200 -p 39337:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -v /home/runner/work/elastic4s/elastic4s/elastic4s-tests/src/test/resources/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.5.0
+        run: docker run -d -it -p 39227:9200 -p 39337:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -v /home/runner/work/elastic4s/elastic4s/elastic4s-tests/src/test/resources/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.5.1
 
       - name: run tests
         run: sbt ++2.12.12 test
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 11
 
       - name: Launch elastic docker
-        run: docker run -d -it -p 39227:9200 -p 39337:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -v /home/runner/work/elastic4s/elastic4s/elastic4s-tests/src/test/resources/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.5.0
+        run: docker run -d -it -p 39227:9200 -p 39337:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -v /home/runner/work/elastic4s/elastic4s/elastic4s-tests/src/test/resources/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.5.1
 
       - name: run tests
         run: sbt ++2.13.4 test
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 11
 
       - name: Launch elastic docker
-        run: docker run -d -it -p 39227:9200 -p 39337:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -v /home/runner/work/elastic4s/elastic4s/elastic4s-tests/src/test/resources/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.5.0
+        run: docker run -d -it -p 39227:9200 -p 39337:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -v /home/runner/work/elastic4s/elastic4s/elastic4s-tests/src/test/resources/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.5.1
 
       - name: run tests
         run: sbt ++3.2.0 elastic4s-scala3/test
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 6eb3f78c4..508448cd8 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def releaseVersion: String = sys.env.getOrElse("RELEASE_VERSION", "")
 def isRelease = releaseVersion != ""
 
 // the version to use to publish - either from release version or a snapshot run number
-def publishVersion = if (isRelease) releaseVersion else "8.5.0." + githubRunNumber + "-SNAPSHOT"
+def publishVersion = if (isRelease) releaseVersion else "8.5.1." + githubRunNumber + "-SNAPSHOT"
 
 // set by github actions and used as the snapshot build number
 def githubRunNumber = sys.env.getOrElse("GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER", "local")
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 97b0168ba..f267c8e25 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3.3'
 
 services:
   elasticsearch:
-    image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.5.0
+    image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.5.1
     environment:
       discovery.type: single-node
       network.host: 0.0.0.0
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 8f5748a02..09f8abc38 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val CatsVersion                    = "2.0.0"
   val CirceVersion                   = "0.14.3"
   val CommonsIoVersion               = "2.11.0"
-  val ElasticsearchVersion           = "8.5.0"
+  val ElasticsearchVersion           = "8.5.1"
   val ExtsVersion                    = "1.61.1"
   val JacksonVersion                 = "2.14.1"
   val Json4sVersion                  = "4.0.6"