diff --git a/elasticsearch/Dockerfile b/elasticsearch/Dockerfile
index cc6aafdc..2b4c1d63 100755
--- a/elasticsearch/Dockerfile
+++ b/elasticsearch/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MAINTAINER itzg
 
 RUN apk -U add bash
 
-ENV ES_VERSION=5.0.2
+ENV ES_VERSION=5.1.1
 
 ADD https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-$ES_VERSION.tar.gz /tmp/es.tgz
 RUN cd /usr/share && \