diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ff57188b2c0..a52ec938be1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ dependencies {
         exclude group: 'commons-logging'
     }
 
-    def luceneVersion = "9.11.1"
+    def luceneVersion = "9.12.0"
     implementation "org.apache.lucene:lucene-core:$luceneVersion"
     implementation "org.apache.lucene:lucene-queryparser:$luceneVersion"
     implementation "org.apache.lucene:lucene-queries:$luceneVersion"
diff --git a/src/main/java/module-info.java b/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 852af1ba396..6e8a15b9205 100644
--- a/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     /**
      * In case the version is updated, please also increment {@link org.jabref.model.search.SearchFieldConstants#VERSION} to trigger reindexing.
      */
-    uses org.apache.lucene.codecs.lucene99.Lucene99Codec;
+    uses org.apache.lucene.codecs.lucene912.Lucene912Codec;
     requires org.apache.lucene.analysis.common;
     requires org.apache.lucene.core;
     requires org.apache.lucene.highlighter;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/search/SearchFieldConstants.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/search/SearchFieldConstants.java
index 12aa58576da..55ca66ac5cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/search/SearchFieldConstants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/search/SearchFieldConstants.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public enum SearchFieldConstants {
      * 2. Lucene codec changes (see module-info.java Lucene section)
      * Incrementing triggers reindexing.
      */
-    VERSION("1"),
+    VERSION("2"),
     DEFAULT_FIELD("any"),
     ENTRY_ID("id"),
     ENTRY_TYPE("entrytype"),