diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e35a6d69..a564adf40 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		<springdata.commons>3.3.0-SNAPSHOT</springdata.commons>
 
 		<!-- version of the ElasticsearchClient	-->
-		<elasticsearch-java>8.12.2</elasticsearch-java>
+		<elasticsearch-java>8.13.2</elasticsearch-java>
 
 		<blockhound-junit>1.0.8.RELEASE</blockhound-junit>
 		<hoverfly>0.14.4</hoverfly>
diff --git a/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-new.adoc b/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-new.adoc
index 17781c994..c383f3009 100644
--- a/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-new.adoc
+++ b/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-new.adoc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [[new-features.5-3-0]]
 == New in Spring Data Elasticsearch 5.3
 
-* Upgrade to Elasticsearch 8.12.2.
+* Upgrade to Elasticsearch 8.13.2.
 * Add support for highlight queries in highlighting.
 * Add shard statistics to the `SearchHit` class.
 * Add support for multi search template API.
diff --git a/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/elasticsearch/versions.adoc b/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/elasticsearch/versions.adoc
index 9f88a8173..8fe2fc70e 100644
--- a/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/elasticsearch/versions.adoc
+++ b/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/elasticsearch/versions.adoc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The following table shows the Elasticsearch and Spring versions that are used by
 [cols="^,^,^,^",options="header"]
 |===
 | Spring Data Release Train | Spring Data Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | Spring Framework
-| 2024.0 (?) | 5.3.x | 8.12.2 | ?
+| 2024.0 (?) | 5.3.x | 8.13.2 | ?
 | 2023.1 (Vaughan) | 5.2.x | 8.11.1 | 6.1.x
 | 2023.0 (Ullmann) | 5.1.x | 8.7.1 | 6.0.x
 | 2022.0 (Turing) | 5.0.xfootnote:oom[Out of maintenance] | 8.5.3 | 6.0.x
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/CriteriaFilterProcessor.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/CriteriaFilterProcessor.java
index d692743f9..8d56aebc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/CriteriaFilterProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/CriteriaFilterProcessor.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.geo.GeoJson;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.geo.GeoPoint;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.Criteria;
+import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.utils.geohash.Geohash;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Box;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Metrics;
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ public static Optional<Query> createQuery(Criteria criteria) {
 				queriesForEntries(chainedCriteria).forEach(boolQueryBuilder::should);
 				filterQueries.add(new Query(boolQueryBuilder.build()));
 			} else if (chainedCriteria.isNegating()) {
+
+				Assert.notNull(criteria.getField(), "criteria must have a field");
+
 				Collection<? extends Query> negatingFilters = buildNegatingFilter(criteria.getField().getName(),
 						criteria.getFilterCriteriaEntries());
 				filterQueries.addAll(negatingFilters);
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ private static Collection<? extends Query> buildNegatingFilter(String fieldName,
 	private static Collection<? extends Query> queriesForEntries(Criteria criteria) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(criteria.getField(), "criteria must have a field");
+
 		String fieldName = criteria.getField().getName();
 		Assert.notNull(fieldName, "Unknown field");
 
@@ -177,7 +182,7 @@ private static ObjectBuilder<GeoDistanceQuery> withinQuery(String fieldName, Obj
 				.distance(dist) //
 				.distanceType(GeoDistanceType.Plane) //
 				.location(location -> {
-					if (values[0]instanceof GeoPoint loc) {
+					if (values[0] instanceof GeoPoint loc) {
 						location.latlon(latlon -> latlon.lat(loc.getLat()).lon(loc.getLon()));
 					} else if (values[0] instanceof Point point) {
 						GeoPoint loc = GeoPoint.fromPoint(point);
@@ -245,7 +250,7 @@ private static void twoParameterBBox(GeoBoundingBoxQuery.Builder queryBuilder, O
 		Assert.isTrue(allElementsAreOfType(values, GeoPoint.class) || allElementsAreOfType(values, String.class),
 				" both elements of boundedBy filter must be type of GeoPoint or text(format lat,lon or geohash)");
 
-		if (values[0]instanceof GeoPoint topLeft) {
+		if (values[0] instanceof GeoPoint topLeft) {
 			GeoPoint bottomRight = (GeoPoint) values[1];
 			queryBuilder.boundingBox(bb -> bb //
 					.tlbr(tlbr -> tlbr //
@@ -267,7 +272,10 @@ private static void twoParameterBBox(GeoBoundingBoxQuery.Builder queryBuilder, O
 					.tlbr(tlbr -> tlbr //
 							.topLeft(glb -> {
 								if (isGeoHash) {
-									glb.geohash(gh -> gh.geohash(topLeft));
+									// although the builder in 8.13.2 supports geohash, the server throws an error, so we convert to a
+									// lat,lon string here
+									glb.text(Geohash.toLatLon(topLeft));
+									// glb.geohash(gh -> gh.geohash(topLeft));
 								} else {
 									glb.text(topLeft);
 								}
@@ -275,7 +283,8 @@ private static void twoParameterBBox(GeoBoundingBoxQuery.Builder queryBuilder, O
 							}) //
 							.bottomRight(glb -> {
 								if (isGeoHash) {
-									glb.geohash(gh -> gh.geohash(bottomRight));
+									glb.text(Geohash.toLatLon(bottomRight));
+									// glb.geohash(gh -> gh.geohash(bottomRight));
 								} else {
 									glb.text(bottomRight);
 								}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/BitUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/BitUtil.java
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/BitUtil.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/BitUtil.java
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Geohash.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Geohash.java
similarity index 96%
rename from src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Geohash.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Geohash.java
index 034c28d5e..410f06778 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Geohash.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Geohash.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
 /**
  * Code copied from Elasticsearch 7.10, Apache License V2
  * https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/blob/7.10/libs/geo/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/geometry/utils/Geohash.java
@@ -70,6 +72,21 @@ public static Point toPoint(final String geohash) throws IllegalArgumentExceptio
 		return new Point(decodeLongitude(hash), decodeLatitude(hash));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Converts a geohash to a string in the format "lat,lon"
+	 *
+	 * @param geohash the geohash to convert
+	 * @return the lat lon pair in a String
+	 * @since 5.3
+	 */
+	public static String toLatLon(final String geohash) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(geohash, "geohash must not be null");
+
+		var point = Geohash.toPoint(geohash);
+		return String.format("%f,%f", point.getLat(), point.getLon());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Computes the bounding box coordinates from a given geohash
 	 *
@@ -143,7 +160,7 @@ public static <E extends Collection<? super String>> E addNeighbors(String geoha
 	 * @return the given list
 	 */
 	public static <E extends Collection<? super String>> E addNeighborsAtLevel(String geohash, int level,
-                                                                               E neighbors) {
+			E neighbors) {
 		String south = getNeighbor(geohash, level, 0, -1);
 		String north = getNeighbor(geohash, level, 0, +1);
 		if (north != null) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Geometry.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Geometry.java
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Geometry.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Geometry.java
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/GeometryValidator.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/GeometryValidator.java
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/GeometryValidator.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/GeometryValidator.java
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/GeometryVisitor.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/GeometryVisitor.java
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/GeometryVisitor.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/GeometryVisitor.java
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Point.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Point.java
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Point.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Point.java
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Rectangle.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Rectangle.java
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Rectangle.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/Rectangle.java
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/ShapeType.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/ShapeType.java
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/ShapeType.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/ShapeType.java
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/StandardValidator.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/StandardValidator.java
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/StandardValidator.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/StandardValidator.java
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/WellKnownText.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/WellKnownText.java
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/WellKnownText.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/WellKnownText.java
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/package-info.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/package-info.java
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/package-info.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/utils/geohash/package-info.java
diff --git a/src/test/resources/testcontainers-elasticsearch.properties b/src/test/resources/testcontainers-elasticsearch.properties
index 50314dfd3..487a77738 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/testcontainers-elasticsearch.properties
+++ b/src/test/resources/testcontainers-elasticsearch.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 #
 sde.testcontainers.image-name=docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch
-sde.testcontainers.image-version=8.12.2
+sde.testcontainers.image-version=8.13.2
 #
 #
 # needed as we do a DELETE /* at the end of the tests, will be required from 8.0 on, produces a warning since 7.13