diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6f38c6..41a3621 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-js-mock#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@elastic/elasticsearch": "8.15.1",
+    "@elastic/elasticsearch": "8.16.0",
     "ava": "6.2.0",
     "node-abort-controller": "3.1.1",
     "nyc": "17.1.0",