diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml
index dcd5e33b7..49aafa810 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml
@@ -22,36 +22,22 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version-file: .go-version
 
-      - name: run go mod tidy in testing/
-        run: cd testing; go mod tidy
-
-      - name: check for modified testing/go.mod or testing/go.sum
-        id: testing-mod-check
-        run: echo "modified=$(if git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- testing/go.mod testing/go.sum; then echo "false"; else echo "true"; fi)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: commit testing/go.mod and testing/go.sum files
-        if: steps.testing-mod-check.outputs.modified == 'true'
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.name 'dependabot[bot]'
-          git config --global user.email 'dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
-          git add testing/go.mod testing/go.sum
-          git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-          git commit -m "Update testing/go.mod and testing/go.sum files"
-          git push
-
       - name: update NOTICE.txt
         run: make notice
 
-      - name: check for modified NOTICE.txt
-        id: notice-check
-        run: echo "modified=$(if git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- NOTICE.txt; then echo "false"; else echo "true"; fi)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: run go mod tidy in testing/
+        run: cd testing; go mod tidy
+
+      - name: check for modified files
+        id: check-files
+        run: echo "modified=$(if git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- NOTICE.txt testing/go.mod testing/go.sum; then echo "false"; else echo "true"; fi)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: commit NOTICE.txt
-        if: steps.notice-check.outputs.modified == 'true'
+      - name: commit modified files
+        if: steps.check-files.outputs.modified == 'true'
         run: |
           git config --global user.name 'dependabot[bot]'
           git config --global user.email 'dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
-          git add NOTICE.txt
+          git add NOTICE.txt testing/go.mod testing/go.sum
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-          git commit -m "Update NOTICE.txt"
+          git commit -m "Post dependabot file modifications"
           git push
diff --git a/NOTICE.txt b/NOTICE.txt
index 4408560db..07b57ab2f 100644
--- a/NOTICE.txt
+++ b/NOTICE.txt
@@ -882,11 +882,11 @@ Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-s
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dependency : github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8
-Version: v8.10.1
+Version: v8.12.1
 Licence type (autodetected): Apache-2.0
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8@v8.10.1/LICENSE:
+Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8@v8.12.1/LICENSE:
 
                                  Apache License
                            Version 2.0, January 2004
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 26945585b..e4b406781 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.8.0
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.7.4
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.9.2
-	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.10.1
+	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.12.1
 	github.com/elastic/go-ucfg v0.8.6
 	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.5.0
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.10
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 316d501bf..eb4a7baf9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.7.4 h1:/cmwOLwNAyJDNeR6sFIbHCDHDLPX2zAb
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.7.4/go.mod h1:pGMj5myawdqu+xE+WKvM5FQzKQ/MonikkWOzoFTJxaU=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.9.2 h1:/tvTKOt55EerU0WwGFoDhBlyWLgxyv7d8xCbny0bciw=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.9.2/go.mod h1:VfJnKw4Jqrd9ddljXCwaGKJgN+7ADyyGk089NaXVsf0=
-github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.3.0/go.mod h1:87Tcz8IVNe6rVSLdBux1o/PEItLtyabHU3naC7IoqKI=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.4.0 h1:EKYiH8CHd33BmMna2Bos1rDNMM89+hdgcymI+KzJCGE=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.4.0/go.mod h1:YLHer5cj0csTzNFXoNQ8qhtGY1GTvSqPnKWKaqQE3Hk=
-github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.10.1 h1:JJ3i2DimYTsJcUoEGbg6tNB0eehTNdid9c5kTR1TGuI=
-github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.10.1/go.mod h1:GU1BJHO7WeamP7UhuElYwzzHtvf9SDmeVpSSy9+o6Qg=
+github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.12.1 h1:QcuFK5LaZS0pSIj/eAEsxmJWmMo7tUs1aVBbzdIgtnE=
+github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.12.1/go.mod h1:wSzJYrrKPZQ8qPuqAqc6KMR4HrBfHnZORvyL+FMFqq0=
 github.com/elastic/go-structform v0.0.10 h1:oy08o/Ih2hHTkNcRY/1HhaYvIp5z6t8si8gnCJPDo1w=
 github.com/elastic/go-structform v0.0.10/go.mod h1:CZWf9aIRYY5SuKSmOhtXScE5uQiLZNqAFnwKR4OrIM4=
 github.com/elastic/go-sysinfo v1.13.1 h1:U5Jlx6c/rLkR72O8wXXXo1abnGlWGJU/wbzNJ2AfQa4=