diff --git a/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml b/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
index 91cdf3c..b8f845a 100644
--- a/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-elasticsearch_version: "8.18.1"
+elasticsearch_version: "9.0.1"
 elasticsearch_state: present
 
 elasticsearch_base_path: /opt/elasticsearch