diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e8f474e..a13beb11 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Execute the following [composer](https://getcomposer.org/) commands to add the b
 project:
 
 ```bash
-composer require "elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.9.*" # should match version of your elasticsearch installation
+composer require "elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.17.*" # should match version of your elasticsearch installation
 composer require sulu/article-bundle
 ```
 
diff --git a/Resources/doc/installation.md b/Resources/doc/installation.md
index 6452cf36..78b050b1 100644
--- a/Resources/doc/installation.md
+++ b/Resources/doc/installation.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The SuluArticleBundle requires a running elasticsearch `^5.0`, `^6.0` or `^7.0`.
 ## Install dependencies
 
 ```bash
-composer require "elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.9.*" # should match version of your elasticsearch installation
+composer require "elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.17.*" # should match version of your elasticsearch installation
 composer require sulu/article-bundle
 ```