diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98a7c03b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+  - package-ecosystem: pip
+    directory: "/.github/workflows"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+  - package-ecosystem: pip
+    directory: "/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index 76a1ab6d..54da137c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ jobs:
 
     services:
 
-      elasticsearch_db_service:
-        image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.14.2
+      elasticsearch_7_svc:
+        image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.17.1
         env:
           node.name: es01
           cluster.name: stac-cluster
@@ -23,7 +23,19 @@ jobs:
           ES_JAVA_OPTS: -Xms512m -Xmx512m
         ports:
           - 9200:9200
-      
+
+#      elasticsearch_8_svc:
+#        image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.1.0
+#        env:
+#          node.name: es01
+#          cluster.name: stac-cluster
+#          discovery.type: single-node
+#          network.host: 0.0.0.0
+#          http.port: 9200
+#          ES_JAVA_OPTS: -Xms512m -Xmx512m
+#        ports:
+#          - 9200:9200
+
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -44,8 +56,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install elasticsearch stac-fastapi
         run: |
           pip install ./stac_fastapi/elasticsearch[dev,server]
-      
-      - name: Run test suite
+
+      - name: Run test suite against Elasticsearch 7.x
         run: |
           cd stac_fastapi/elasticsearch && pipenv run pytest -svvv
         env:
@@ -53,4 +65,14 @@ jobs:
           ES_USER: dev
           ES_PASS: stac
           ES_PORT: 9200
-          ES_HOST: 172.17.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
+          ES_HOST: 172.17.0.1
+#
+#      - name: Run test suite against Elasticsearch 8.x
+#        run: |
+#          cd stac_fastapi/elasticsearch && pipenv run pytest -svvv
+#        env:
+#          ENVIRONMENT: testing
+#          ES_USER: dev
+#          ES_PASS: stac
+#          ES_PORT: 9400
+#          ES_HOST: 172.17.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e5ad4d1..164a0a6a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ### Added
 
+- Support for Elasticsearch 7.x or 8.x
+
 ### Fixed
 
 ### Changed
@@ -19,4 +21,5 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ### Removed
 
+
 [Unreleased]: <https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi-elasticsearch/tree/main>
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d504c9bf..bb0a8c34 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ docker-shell:
 .PHONY: test
 test:
 	$(run_es) /bin/bash -c 'export && ./scripts/wait-for-it-es.sh elasticsearch:9200 && cd /app/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/tests/ && pytest'
+	docker-compose down
 
 .PHONY: run-database
 run-database:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 132d283e..b1713ea1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ docker-compose build
 docker-compose up
 ```
 
+By default, docker-compose uses Elasticsearch 7.x. If you wish to use a different version, put the following in a 
+file named `.env` in the same directory you run docker-compose from:
+
+```shell
+ELASTICSEARCH_VERSION=7.12.0
+```
+
+TBD: how to run this with 8.x with a password enabled and TLS.
+
 To create a new Collection:
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 25227f49..f66d6289 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
 
   elasticsearch:
     container_name: es-container
-    image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.14.2
+    image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:${ELASTICSEARCH_VERSION:-7.17.1}
     environment:
       node.name: es01
       cluster.name: stac-cluster
@@ -41,8 +41,4 @@ services:
       http.port: 9200
       ES_JAVA_OPTS: -Xms512m -Xmx512m
     ports:
-      - 9200:9200
-
-networks:
-  default:
-    name: stac-fastapi-es-network
+      - "9200:9200"
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/setup.py b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/setup.py
index 3088351a..13b82d3e 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/setup.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/setup.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     "stac-fastapi.api==2.3.0",
     "stac-fastapi.extensions==2.3.0",
     "fastapi-utils",
-    "elasticsearch[async]",
-    "elasticsearch-dsl",
+    "elasticsearch[async]==7.17.1",
+    "elasticsearch-dsl==7.4.0",
     "pystac[validation]",
     "uvicorn",
 ]
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/config.py b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/config.py
index 66ba592e..2345f6f9 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/config.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/config.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class ElasticsearchSettings(ApiSettings):
     @property
     def create_client(self):
         """Create es client."""
-        # try:
-        client = Elasticsearch([{"host": str(DOMAIN), "port": str(PORT)}])
-        return client
+        return Elasticsearch(
+            [{"host": str(DOMAIN), "port": str(PORT)}],
+            headers={"accept": "application/vnd.elasticsearch+json; compatible-with=7"},
+        )