diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index 41c0f0317..3cb8aff90 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ext {
     revCassandraUnit = '3.11.2.0'
     revCommonsIo = '2.7'
     revDynoQueues = '2.0.20'
-    revElasticSearch6 = '6.8.12'
+    revElasticSearch6 = '6.8.23'
     revEmbeddedRedis = '0.6'
     revEurekaClient = '1.10.10'
     revGroovy = '4.0.9'
diff --git a/es6-persistence/dependencies.lock b/es6-persistence/dependencies.lock
index 90c1e4bed..0aa67059d 100644
--- a/es6-persistence/dependencies.lock
+++ b/es6-persistence/dependencies.lock
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
             "locked": "2.20.0"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter": {
             "locked": "3.1.4"
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@
             "locked": "2.20.0"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.openjdk.nashorn:nashorn-core": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
@@ -259,13 +259,13 @@
             "locked": "3.1.6"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine": {
             "locked": "5.9.3"
@@ -444,13 +444,13 @@
             "locked": "3.1.6"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine": {
             "locked": "5.9.3"
diff --git a/es6-persistence/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/es6/dao/index/ElasticSearchTest.java b/es6-persistence/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/es6/dao/index/ElasticSearchTest.java
index 5045c351b..2cbc2ff86 100644
--- a/es6-persistence/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/es6/dao/index/ElasticSearchTest.java
+++ b/es6-persistence/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/es6/dao/index/ElasticSearchTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public ElasticSearchProperties elasticSearchProperties() {
             new ElasticsearchContainer(
                             DockerImageName.parse(
                                             "docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-oss")
-                                    .withTag("6.8.17")) // this should match the client version
+                                    .withTag("6.8.23")) // this should match the client version
                     // Resolve issue with es container not starting on m1/m2 macs
                     .withEnv(Map.of("bootstrap.system_call_filter", "false"));
 
diff --git a/server/dependencies.lock b/server/dependencies.lock
index 551cb5f20..9c2d10ef9 100644
--- a/server/dependencies.lock
+++ b/server/dependencies.lock
@@ -474,19 +474,19 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "8.7.1"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.glassfish.jaxb:jaxb-runtime": {
             "locked": "4.0.1"
@@ -934,19 +934,19 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "8.7.1"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.glassfish.jaxb:jaxb-runtime": {
             "locked": "4.0.1"
@@ -1504,19 +1504,19 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "8.7.1"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.glassfish.jaxb:jaxb-runtime": {
             "locked": "4.0.1"
diff --git a/test-harness/dependencies.lock b/test-harness/dependencies.lock
index 3473f8f56..a866dff22 100644
--- a/test-harness/dependencies.lock
+++ b/test-harness/dependencies.lock
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.12"
+            "locked": "6.8.23"
         },
         "org.glassfish.jaxb:jaxb-runtime": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [