diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/lucene/LuceneUtils.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/lucene/LuceneUtils.java
index 1b59283d8..b64544ebb 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/lucene/LuceneUtils.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/lucene/LuceneUtils.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public final class LuceneUtils {
      * The current version of Lucene being used. Declaring this one place so an upgrade doesn't require hunting through
      * the code base.
      */
-    public static final Version CURRENT_VERSION = Version.LUCENE_45;
+    public static final Version CURRENT_VERSION = Version.LATEST;
 
     /**
      * Private constructor as this is a utility class.