diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index 2787461f27..34b0a7cab7 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ext {
     revCassandraUnit = '3.11.2.0'
     revCommonsIo = '2.7'
     revDynoQueues = '2.0.20'
-    revElasticSearch6 = '6.8.23'
+    revElasticSearch6 = '6.8.12'
     revEmbeddedRedis = '0.6'
     revEurekaClient = '1.10.10'
     revGroovy = '3.0.19'
diff --git a/es6-persistence/dependencies.lock b/es6-persistence/dependencies.lock
index 9897df55d2..d121a0ec45 100644
--- a/es6-persistence/dependencies.lock
+++ b/es6-persistence/dependencies.lock
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
             "locked": "2.17.2"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter": {
             "locked": "2.7.16"
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@
             "locked": "2.17.2"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.openjdk.nashorn:nashorn-core": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
@@ -259,13 +259,13 @@
             "locked": "3.1.6"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine": {
             "locked": "5.8.2"
@@ -444,13 +444,13 @@
             "locked": "3.1.6"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine": {
             "locked": "5.8.2"
diff --git a/es6-persistence/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/es6/dao/index/ElasticSearchTest.java b/es6-persistence/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/es6/dao/index/ElasticSearchTest.java
index f3411e93cd..5bb2fe78e3 100644
--- a/es6-persistence/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/es6/dao/index/ElasticSearchTest.java
+++ b/es6-persistence/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/es6/dao/index/ElasticSearchTest.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public ElasticSearchProperties elasticSearchProperties() {
     protected static final ElasticsearchContainer container =
             new ElasticsearchContainer(
                     DockerImageName.parse("docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-oss")
-                            .withTag("6.8.23")); // this should match the client version
+                            .withTag("6.8.12")); // this should match the client version
 
     @Autowired protected ObjectMapper objectMapper;
 
diff --git a/server/dependencies.lock b/server/dependencies.lock
index fb112c28a5..e080cc121e 100644
--- a/server/dependencies.lock
+++ b/server/dependencies.lock
@@ -459,19 +459,19 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.glassfish.jaxb:jaxb-runtime": {
             "locked": "2.3.3"
@@ -907,19 +907,19 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.glassfish.jaxb:jaxb-runtime": {
             "locked": "2.3.3"
@@ -1462,19 +1462,19 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.glassfish.jaxb:jaxb-runtime": {
             "locked": "2.3.3"
diff --git a/test-harness/dependencies.lock b/test-harness/dependencies.lock
index 7da7cc56e6..26d8e5c867 100644
--- a/test-harness/dependencies.lock
+++ b/test-harness/dependencies.lock
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@
             "locked": "3.0.19"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.glassfish.jersey.core:jersey-common": {
             "locked": "2.22.2"
@@ -647,19 +647,19 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.elasticsearch.client:transport": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-es6-persistence"
             ],
-            "locked": "6.8.23"
+            "locked": "6.8.12"
         },
         "org.glassfish.jaxb:jaxb-runtime": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
diff --git a/test-harness/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/test/integration/AbstractEndToEndTest.java b/test-harness/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/test/integration/AbstractEndToEndTest.java
index 47753d8f07..3feeafe250 100644
--- a/test-harness/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/test/integration/AbstractEndToEndTest.java
+++ b/test-harness/src/test/java/com/netflix/conductor/test/integration/AbstractEndToEndTest.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEndToEndTest {
     private static final ElasticsearchContainer container =
             new ElasticsearchContainer(
                     DockerImageName.parse("docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-oss")
-                            .withTag("6.8.23")); // this should match the client version
+                            .withTag("6.8.12")); // this should match the client version
 
     private static RestClient restClient;