diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 59f01af..112f841 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 es_major_version: "5.x"
-es_version: "5.2.2"
+es_version: "5.5.1"
 es_version_lock: false
 es_use_repository: true
 es_apt_key: "https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch"