diff --git a/pulsar-io/solr/pom.xml b/pulsar-io/solr/pom.xml
index 03582fab49d28..fa7cc77c1ad01 100644
--- a/pulsar-io/solr/pom.xml
+++ b/pulsar-io/solr/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
-        <solr.version>8.11.3</solr.version>
+        <solr.version>9.8.0</solr.version>
     </properties>
 
     <artifactId>pulsar-io-solr</artifactId>
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
             <artifactId>solr-solrj</artifactId>
             <version>${solr.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.solr</groupId>
+            <artifactId>solr-test-framework</artifactId>
+            <version>${solr.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.solr</groupId>
             <artifactId>solr-core</artifactId>