diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ad075bde..4fa8084d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ vector-stores = [
     "weaviate-client>=4.0.0",
     "pinecone-client>=3.0.0",
     "pymilvus>=2.0.0",
-    "elasticsearch>=8.0.0",
+    "elasticsearch>=9.4.1",
 ]
 
 # Agent framework — relies on memory + tools, not faiss directly