diff --git a/docs/changelog.asciidoc b/docs/changelog.asciidoc
index 1b7e68c5a..721f279d3 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
 [[changelog-client]]
 == Release notes
 
+[discrete]
+=== 8.11.1
+
+[discrete]
+==== Fixes
+
+[discrete]
+===== Bump @elastic/transport to `~8.4.0`
+
+Switching from `^8.4.0` to `~8.4.0` ensures 8.11 client users are not required to update to Node.js v18+, which is a new requirement set by `@elastic/transport` v8.5.0. See https://github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-js/issues/91[elastic/elastic-transport-js#91] for details.
+
 [discrete]
 === 8.11.0
 
 [discrete]
-=== Features
+==== Features
 
 [discrete]
 ===== Support for Elasticsearch `v8.11.0`
@@ -20,11 +31,22 @@ https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.11/release-notes-8.11.
 
 See <<redaction>> for more information.
 
+[discrete]
+=== 8.10.1
+
+[discrete]
+==== Fixes
+
+[discrete]
+===== Bump @elastic/transport to `~8.3.4`
+
+Switching from `^8.3.4` to `~8.3.4` ensures 8.10 client users are not required to update to Node.js v18+, which is a new requirement set by `@elastic/transport` v8.5.0. See https://github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-js/issues/91[elastic/elastic-transport-js#91] for details.
+
 [discrete]
 === 8.10.0
 
 [discrete]
-=== Features
+==== Features
 
 [discrete]
 ===== Support for Elasticsearch `v8.10.0`
@@ -32,6 +54,17 @@ See <<redaction>> for more information.
 You can find all the API changes
 https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.10/release-notes-8.10.0.html[here].
 
+[discrete]
+=== 8.9.2
+
+[discrete]
+==== Fixes
+
+[discrete]
+===== Bump @elastic/transport to `~8.3.4`
+
+Switching from `^8.3.4` to `~8.3.4` ensures 8.9 client users are not required to update to Node.js v18+, which is a new requirement set by `@elastic/transport` v8.5.0. See https://github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-js/issues/91[elastic/elastic-transport-js#91] for details.
+
 [discrete]
 === 8.9.1
 
@@ -68,6 +101,17 @@ In the https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/javascript-api/curre
 
 The `user-agent` header the client used to connect to Elasticsearch was using a non-standard format that has been improved.
 
+[discrete]
+=== 8.8.2
+
+[discrete]
+==== Fixes
+
+[discrete]
+===== Bump @elastic/transport to `~8.3.2`
+
+Switching from `^8.3.2` to `~8.3.2` ensures 8.8 client users are not required to update to Node.js v18+, which is a new requirement set by `@elastic/transport` v8.5.0. See https://github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-js/issues/91[elastic/elastic-transport-js#91] for details.
+
 [discrete]
 === 8.8.1
 
@@ -113,6 +157,17 @@ https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.8/release-notes-8.8.0.
 
 Prior releases contained a bug where type declarations for legacy types that include a `body` key were not actually importing the type that includes the `body` key.
 
+[discrete]
+=== 8.7.3
+
+[discrete]
+==== Fixes
+
+[discrete]
+===== Bump @elastic/transport to `~8.3.1`
+
+Switching from `^8.3.1` to `~8.3.1` ensures 8.7 client users are not required to update to Node.js v18+, which is a new requirement set by `@elastic/transport` v8.5.0. See https://github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-js/issues/91[elastic/elastic-transport-js#91] for details.
+
 [discrete]
 === 8.7.0
 
@@ -122,6 +177,17 @@ Prior releases contained a bug where type declarations for legacy types that inc
 You can find all the API changes
 https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.7/release-notes-8.7.0.html[here].
 
+[discrete]
+=== 8.6.1
+
+[discrete]
+==== Fixes
+
+[discrete]
+===== Bump @elastic/transport to `~8.3.1`
+
+Switching from `^8.3.1` to `~8.3.1` ensures 8.6 client users are not required to update to Node.js v18+, which is a new requirement set by `@elastic/transport` v8.5.0. See https://github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-js/issues/91[elastic/elastic-transport-js#91] for details.
+
 [discrete]
 === 8.6.0
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73ed89911..ddc5781c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@elastic/elasticsearch",
-  "version": "8.11.0",
-  "versionCanary": "8.11.0-canary.1",
+  "version": "8.11.1",
+  "versionCanary": "8.11.1-canary.0",
   "description": "The official Elasticsearch client for Node.js",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "zx": "^7.2.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@elastic/transport": "^8.4.0",
+    "@elastic/transport": "~8.4.0",
     "tslib": "^2.4.0"
   },
   "tap": {