diff --git a/docs/changelog/103087.yaml b/docs/changelog/103087.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5824bc53edb8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/103087.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 103087
+summary: Use latest version of entsearch ingestion pipeline
+area: Application
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/template-resources/src/main/resources/entsearch/generic_ingestion_pipeline.json b/x-pack/plugin/core/template-resources/src/main/resources/entsearch/generic_ingestion_pipeline.json
index f66789d25e5f5..e2a2cbd460117 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/template-resources/src/main/resources/entsearch/generic_ingestion_pipeline.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/template-resources/src/main/resources/entsearch/generic_ingestion_pipeline.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": 1,
+  "version": ${xpack.application.connector.template.version},
   "description": "Generic Enterprise Search ingest pipeline",
   "_meta": {
     "managed_by": "Enterprise Search",