diff --git a/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml b/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
index 2e2d9c3..def56f5 100644
--- a/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-elasticsearch_version: "8.17.5"
+elasticsearch_version: "8.18.0"
 elasticsearch_state: present
 
 elasticsearch_base_path: /opt/elasticsearch