diff --git a/test/versioned/elastic/package.json b/test/versioned/elastic/package.json
index 2fd1e83fa2..a5f3096cac 100644
--- a/test/versioned/elastic/package.json
+++ b/test/versioned/elastic/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,18 @@
         "node": ">=16"
       },
       "dependencies": {
-        "@elastic/elasticsearch": ">=7.16.0"
+        "@elastic/elasticsearch": ">=7.16.0 <8.5.0"
+      },
+      "files": [
+        "elasticsearch.tap.js"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@elastic/elasticsearch": ">=8.5.0"
       },
       "files": [
         "elasticsearch.tap.js"