diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1af19727..e9ab17047 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ the version parameter as a string into your download_url.
 
 |Name|Default|Other values|
 |----|-------|------------|
-|`default['elasticsearch']['version']`|`'2.2.0'`|[See list](attributes/default.rb).|
+|`default['elasticsearch']['version']`|`'2.3.2'`|[See list](attributes/default.rb).|
 |`default['elasticsearch']['install_type']`|`:package`|`:tarball`|
 |`default['elasticsearch']['download_urls']['debian']`|[See values](attributes/default.rb).|`%s` will be replaced with the version attribute above|
 |`default['elasticsearch']['download_urls']['rhel']`|[See values](attributes/default.rb).|`%s` will be replaced with the version attribute above|
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index a8f9a9cff..886a5ae95 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # elasticsearch version & install type
-default['elasticsearch']['version'] = '2.2.0'
+default['elasticsearch']['version'] = '2.3.2'
 default['elasticsearch']['install_type'] = :package
 
 # platform_family keyed download URLs
diff --git a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/install_examples.rb b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/install_examples.rb
index 6b0709757..383bd3f55 100644
--- a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/install_examples.rb
+++ b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/install_examples.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 shared_examples_for 'elasticsearch install' do |args = {}|
   dir = args[:dir] || (package? ? '/usr/share/elasticsearch' : '/usr/local')
-  version = args[:version] || '2.2.0'
+  version = args[:version] || '2.3.2'
 
   expected_user = args[:user] || 'elasticsearch'
   expected_group = args[:group] || expected_user || 'elasticsearch'