diff --git a/dspace-solr/pom.xml b/dspace-solr/pom.xml
index e0845000dc..ae450fb1b1 100644
--- a/dspace-solr/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-solr/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- WARNING: When updating this dependency be sure to check the "zookeeper" pinned version !-->
-        <solr.version>4.10.4</solr.version>
+        <solr.version>8.8.2</solr.version>
         <!-- 'root.basedir' is the path to the root [dspace-src] dir. It must be redefined by each child POM,
              as it is used to reference the LICENSE_HEADER and *.properties file(s) in that directory. -->
         <root.basedir>${basedir}/..</root.basedir>