diff --git a/.devcontainer/compose.yaml b/.devcontainer/compose.yaml
index d303c5c3c5..5a147d222f 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/compose.yaml
+++ b/.devcontainer/compose.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ services:
       - internal_network
 
   es:
-    image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.17.29
+    image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.19.15
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       ES_JAVA_OPTS: -Xms512m -Xmx512m
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 14998d6e82..7834abcff3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ services:
 
   # es:
   #   restart: always
-  #   image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.17.29
+  #   image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.19.15
   #   environment:
+  #     - "ELASTIC_PASSWORD=password"  #Username is elastic. Do not change the username.
   #     - "ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m -Des.enforce.bootstrap.checks=true"
   #     - "xpack.license.self_generated.type=basic"
   #     - "xpack.security.enabled=false"