diff --git a/tests/dip-upload/atom-vars.yml b/tests/dip-upload/atom-vars.yml
index 29233e5..8d8d02f 100644
--- a/tests/dip-upload/atom-vars.yml
+++ b/tests/dip-upload/atom-vars.yml
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ mysql_default_authentication_plugin: "caching_sha2_password"
 
 # elasticsearch role
 
-elasticsearch_version: "5.6.16"
+elasticsearch_version: "6.8.23"