diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ed62fd9..ee57eb2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,9 +20,15 @@
         <t-digest.version>3.1</t-digest.version>
         <junit.version>5.8.2</junit.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
+        <elasticsearch-api-client.version>8.3.3</elasticsearch-api-client.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>co.elastic.clients</groupId>
+            <artifactId>elasticsearch-java</artifactId>
+            <version>${elasticsearch-api-client.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>