diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a9fcf0fa62359..556a408861747 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
     "d3": "3.5.6",
     "d3-cloud": "1.2.1",
     "dragula": "3.7.0",
-    "elasticsearch": "12.0.0-rc5",
-    "elasticsearch-browser": "12.0.0-rc5",
+    "elasticsearch": "12.1.2",
+    "elasticsearch-browser": "12.1.2",
     "encode-uri-query": "1.0.0",
     "even-better": "7.0.2",
     "expiry-js": "0.1.7",
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/tests_bundle/tests_entry_template.js b/src/core_plugins/tests_bundle/tests_entry_template.js
index 8717cc901cbd4..c41ced8bb2699 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/tests_bundle/tests_entry_template.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/tests_bundle/tests_entry_template.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ window.__KBN__ = {
   vars: {
     kbnIndex: '.kibana',
     esShardTimeout: 1500,
-    esApiVersion: '2.0',
+    esApiVersion: '5.x',
     esRequestTimeout: '300000',
     tilemap: {
       url: 'https://tiles.elastic.co/v1/default/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?my_app_name=kibana&my_app_version=1.2.3&elastic_tile_service_tos=agree',