diff --git a/elasticsearch/Dockerfile b/elasticsearch/Dockerfile
index d0c9a740..7610ed8c 100755
--- a/elasticsearch/Dockerfile
+++ b/elasticsearch/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MAINTAINER itzg
 
 RUN apk -U add bash
 
-ENV ES_VERSION=5.2.2
+ENV ES_VERSION=5.3.0
 
 ADD https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-$ES_VERSION.tar.gz /tmp/es.tgz
 RUN cd /usr/share && \