diff --git a/logstash.gemspec b/logstash.gemspec
index 2a6e84690..9c1c62706 100644
--- a/logstash.gemspec
+++ b/logstash.gemspec
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
 
   if RUBY_PLATFORM == 'java'
     gem.platform = RUBY_PLATFORM
-    gem.add_runtime_dependency "jruby-elasticsearch", ["0.0.14"]  #(BSD license)
+    gem.add_runtime_dependency "jruby-elasticsearch", ["0.0.15"]  #(BSD license)
     gem.add_runtime_dependency "jruby-httpclient"                 #(Apache 2.0 license)
     gem.add_runtime_dependency "bouncy-castle-java", "1.5.0147"   #(MIT license)
     gem.add_runtime_dependency "jruby-openssl", "0.8.7"           #(CPL/GPL/LGPL license)