diff --git a/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-es/values.yaml b/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-es/values.yaml
index c5bad7c..5d3d701 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-es/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-es/values.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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 # application image
 repository: nexus3.onap.org:10001
-image: onap/sdc-elasticsearch:1.2.0
+image: onap/sdc-elasticsearch:1.3-STAGING-latest
 elasticInitImage: onap/sdc-init-elasticsearch:1.2.0
 pullPolicy: Always