diff --git a/projects/australia/docker-compose.yml b/projects/australia/docker-compose.yml
index 7a49a30..d8433f9 100644
--- a/projects/australia/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/projects/australia/docker-compose.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ services:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
   elasticsearch:
-    image: pelias/elasticsearch
+    image: pelias/elasticsearch:5.6.12
     container_name: pelias_elasticsearch
     restart: always
     ports: [ "9200:9200", "9300:9300" ]
diff --git a/projects/australia/pelias.json b/projects/australia/pelias.json
index d1c0af5..a43ae7f 100644
--- a/projects/australia/pelias.json
+++ b/projects/australia/pelias.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "timestamp": false
   },
   "esclient": {
+    "apiVersion": "5.6",
     "hosts": [
       { "host": "elasticsearch" }
     ]
diff --git a/projects/france/docker-compose.yml b/projects/france/docker-compose.yml
index 0b7d212..9a6420f 100644
--- a/projects/france/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/projects/france/docker-compose.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ services:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
   elasticsearch:
-    image: pelias/elasticsearch
+    image: pelias/elasticsearch:5.6.12
     container_name: pelias_elasticsearch
     restart: always
     ports: [ "9200:9200", "9300:9300" ]
diff --git a/projects/france/pelias.json b/projects/france/pelias.json
index 864d803..d5de2bc 100644
--- a/projects/france/pelias.json
+++ b/projects/france/pelias.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "timestamp": false
   },
   "esclient": {
+    "apiVersion": "5.6",
     "hosts": [
       { "host": "elasticsearch" }
     ]
diff --git a/projects/los-angeles-metro/docker-compose.yml b/projects/los-angeles-metro/docker-compose.yml
index 955e30d..f935f87 100644
--- a/projects/los-angeles-metro/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/projects/los-angeles-metro/docker-compose.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ services:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
   elasticsearch:
-    image: pelias/elasticsearch
+    image: pelias/elasticsearch:5.6.12
     container_name: pelias_elasticsearch
     restart: always
     ports: [ "9200:9200", "9300:9300" ]
diff --git a/projects/los-angeles-metro/pelias.json b/projects/los-angeles-metro/pelias.json
index daba78e..93bc64e 100644
--- a/projects/los-angeles-metro/pelias.json
+++ b/projects/los-angeles-metro/pelias.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "timestamp": false
   },
   "esclient": {
+    "apiVersion": "5.6",
     "hosts": [
       { "host": "elasticsearch" }
     ]
diff --git a/projects/portland-metro/docker-compose.yml b/projects/portland-metro/docker-compose.yml
index 205389f..dd771d8 100644
--- a/projects/portland-metro/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/projects/portland-metro/docker-compose.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ services:
       - "./pelias.json:/code/pelias.json"
       - "${DATA_DIR}:/data"
   elasticsearch:
-    image: pelias/elasticsearch
+    image: pelias/elasticsearch:5.6.12
     container_name: pelias_elasticsearch
     restart: always
     ports: [ "9200:9200", "9300:9300" ]
diff --git a/projects/portland-metro/pelias.json b/projects/portland-metro/pelias.json
index b77f3a0..a1ad747 100644
--- a/projects/portland-metro/pelias.json
+++ b/projects/portland-metro/pelias.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "timestamp": false
   },
   "esclient": {
+    "apiVersion": "5.6",
     "hosts": [
       { "host": "elasticsearch" }
     ]
diff --git a/projects/south-africa/docker-compose.yml b/projects/south-africa/docker-compose.yml
index 5e80df5..8422f17 100644
--- a/projects/south-africa/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/projects/south-africa/docker-compose.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - "../../common/preview:/usr/share/nginx/html"
   elasticsearch:
-    image: pelias/elasticsearch
+    image: pelias/elasticsearch:5.6.12
     container_name: pelias_elasticsearch
     restart: always
     ports: [ "9200:9200", "9300:9300" ]
diff --git a/projects/south-africa/pelias.json b/projects/south-africa/pelias.json
index 562efb8..83c4273 100644
--- a/projects/south-africa/pelias.json
+++ b/projects/south-africa/pelias.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "timestamp": false
   },
   "esclient": {
+    "apiVersion": "5.6",
     "hosts": [
       { "host": "elasticsearch" }
     ]