diff --git a/examples/solr-container/build.gradle b/examples/solr-container/build.gradle
index 5845753cb08..89444aeb378 100644
--- a/examples/solr-container/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/solr-container/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.10"
     annotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.10"
 
-    implementation 'org.apache.solr:solr-solrj:8.5.2'
+    implementation 'org.apache.solr:solr-solrj:8.6.1'
 
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:solr'