diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 61a4fb458fd..d941152c6bc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- If we need to define any specific property -->
+        <elasticsearch.version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</elasticsearch.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>