diff --git a/elasticsearch-model/elasticsearch-model.gemspec b/elasticsearch-model/elasticsearch-model.gemspec
index 2f289b6bc..2320f4d52 100644
--- a/elasticsearch-model/elasticsearch-model.gemspec
+++ b/elasticsearch-model/elasticsearch-model.gemspec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.required_ruby_version = ">= 1.9.3"
 
-  s.add_dependency "elasticsearch",       '~> 1.1'
+  s.add_dependency "elasticsearch",       '~> 2.0'
   s.add_dependency "activesupport",       '> 3'
   s.add_dependency "hashie"
 
diff --git a/elasticsearch-persistence/elasticsearch-persistence.gemspec b/elasticsearch-persistence/elasticsearch-persistence.gemspec
index ab8ecc163..9c685765e 100644
--- a/elasticsearch-persistence/elasticsearch-persistence.gemspec
+++ b/elasticsearch-persistence/elasticsearch-persistence.gemspec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.required_ruby_version = ">= 1.9.3"
 
-  s.add_dependency "elasticsearch",       '~> 1.1'
+  s.add_dependency "elasticsearch",       '~> 2.0'
   s.add_dependency "elasticsearch-model", '>= 0.1'
   s.add_dependency "activesupport",       '> 4'
   s.add_dependency "activemodel",         '> 4'