diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b48d4489e..06911df58 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		<!-- version of the RestHighLevelClient	-->
 		<elasticsearch-rhlc>7.17.4</elasticsearch-rhlc>
 		<!-- version of the new ElasticsearchClient	-->
-		<elasticsearch-java>8.2.3</elasticsearch-java>
+		<elasticsearch-java>8.3.1</elasticsearch-java>
 
 		<log4j>2.17.2</log4j>
 		<netty>4.1.65.Final</netty>
diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/preface.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/preface.adoc
index fef63b845..bd3aba6e9 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/preface.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/preface.adoc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ built and tested.
 [cols="^,^,^,^,^",options="header"]
 |===
 | Spring Data Release Train | Spring Data Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | Spring Framework | Spring Boot
-| 2022.0 (Turing) | 5.0.x | 8.2.3 | 6.0.x | 3.0.x?
+| 2022.0 (Turing) | 5.0.x | 8.3.1 | 6.0.x | 3.0.x?
 | 2021.2 (Raj) | 4.4.x | 7.17.3 | 5.3.x | 2.7.x
 | 2021.1 (Q) | 4.3.x | 7.15.2 | 5.3.x | 2.6.x
 | 2021.0 (Pascal) | 4.2.xfootnote:oom[Out of maintenance] | 7.12.0 | 5.3.x | 2.5.x
diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/elasticsearch-migration-guide-4.4-5.0.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/elasticsearch-migration-guide-4.4-5.0.adoc
index d4549f488..eda9792ee 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/elasticsearch-migration-guide-4.4-5.0.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/elasticsearch-migration-guide-4.4-5.0.adoc
@@ -122,4 +122,4 @@ your application as Spring Data Elasticsearch does not pull it in automatically
 ----
 ====
 
-Make sure to specify the version 7.17.4 explicitly, otherwise maven will resolve to 8.2.3, and this does not exist.
+Make sure to specify the version 7.17.4 explicitly, otherwise maven will resolve to 8.3.1, and this does not exist.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/ElasticsearchTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/ElasticsearchTemplate.java
index 55968deea..e65be7da3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/ElasticsearchTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/ElasticsearchTemplate.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.client.elc;
 
+import static co.elastic.clients.util.ApiTypeHelper.*;
 import static org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.client.elc.TypeUtils.*;
 
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchClient;
@@ -274,8 +275,11 @@ public class ElasticsearchTemplate extends AbstractElasticsearchTemplate {
 
 	@Override
 	public String getClusterVersion() {
-		return execute(client -> client.info().version().number());
-
+		return execute(client -> {
+			try (var ignored = DANGEROUS_disableRequiredPropertiesCheck(true)) {
+				return client.info().version().number();
+			}
+		});
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate.java
index 4434f1a1f..bd3552cc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.client.elc;
 
+import static co.elastic.clients.util.ApiTypeHelper.*;
 import static org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.client.elc.TypeUtils.*;
 
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.Result;
@@ -422,7 +423,11 @@ public class ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate extends AbstractReactiveElasticsearch
 
 	@Override
 	public Mono<String> getClusterVersion() {
-		return Mono.from(execute(ReactiveElasticsearchClient::info)).map(infoResponse -> infoResponse.version().number());
+		return Mono.from(execute((ReactiveElasticsearchClient reactiveElasticsearchClient) -> {
+			try (var ignored = DANGEROUS_disableRequiredPropertiesCheck(true)) {
+				return reactiveElasticsearchClient.info();
+			}
+		})).map(infoResponse -> infoResponse.version().number());
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/test/resources/testcontainers-elasticsearch.properties b/src/test/resources/testcontainers-elasticsearch.properties
index 0196a9015..5fb15c3bc 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=8.2.3
+sde.testcontainers.image-version=8.3.1
 #
 #
 # 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