diff --git a/Frameworks/EOF/ERIndexing/pom.xml b/Frameworks/EOF/ERIndexing/pom.xml
index d5f9c1c050..385396bdda 100644
--- a/Frameworks/EOF/ERIndexing/pom.xml
+++ b/Frameworks/EOF/ERIndexing/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.lucene</groupId>
 			<artifactId>lucene-core</artifactId>
             <!-- This Lucene version is ancient, more modern version require a refactoring -->
-			<version>2.9.3</version>
+			<version>7.1.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.lucene</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 034674b689..18752c1ae3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.lucene</groupId>
                 <artifactId>lucene-core</artifactId>
                 <!-- a more recent version exists (e.g. 8.6.3) but upgrading must be synchronized with upgrading neo44j -->
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>7.1.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.lucene</groupId>