diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbc5215..7a532cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ This cookbook was tested on Amazon & Ubuntu Linux and expected to work on other
 
 ## Core Attributes
 
-* `default['packetbeat']['version']` (default: `1.3.1`): packetbeat version
+* `default['packetbeat']['version']` (default: `5.1.1`): packetbeat version
 
 * `default['packetbeat']['packages']` (default: `calculated`): package dependencies
 
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 95f1d0c..1887169 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-default['packetbeat']['version'] = '1.3.1'
+default['packetbeat']['version'] = '5.1.1'
 default['packetbeat']['disable_service'] = false
 default['packetbeat']['packages'] = value_for_platform_family(
   'debian' => %w(libpcap0.8),