diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bdea7db..23d943b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
 
         <!-- Change here the target Solr version -->
-        <solr.version>6.6.5</solr.version>
+        <solr.version>8.8.2</solr.version>
         <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>