diff --git a/qa-upgrade/elastic/elastic.yaml b/qa-upgrade/elastic/elastic.yaml
index 65e96ed..deca811 100644
--- a/qa-upgrade/elastic/elastic.yaml
+++ b/qa-upgrade/elastic/elastic.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ spec:
             mountPath: /usr/share/elasticsearch/data
       containers:
         - name: elasticsearch
-          image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.8.0
+          image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.16.3
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           ports:
           - containerPort: 9200