diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index 63e25b00d0..e015e558d1 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ services:
 
   meilisearch:
     hostname: meilisearch
-    image: getmeili/meilisearch:v1.8
+    image: getmeili/meilisearch:v1.19
     restart: on-failure
     environment:
       - MEILI_MASTER_KEY=masterKey
diff --git a/docker/compose.yml b/docker/compose.yml
index 3526b65095..88c9e36fc4 100644
--- a/docker/compose.yml
+++ b/docker/compose.yml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ services:
       - db
 
   meilisearch:
-    image: getmeili/meilisearch:v1.8
+    image: getmeili/meilisearch:v1.19
     hostname: meilisearch
     restart: on-failure
     environment:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6336361943..3dc26e6595 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "lodash.groupby": "4.6.0",
     "lodash.partition": "4.6.0",
     "lodash.uniqby": "4.7.0",
-    "meilisearch": "0.41.0",
+    "meilisearch": "0.44.0",
     "mime": "3.0.0",
     "mimetics": "1.0.4",
     "node-fetch": "2",
diff --git a/src/services/item/plugins/publication/published/plugins/search/meilisearch.test.ts b/src/services/item/plugins/publication/published/plugins/search/meilisearch.test.ts
index b4c84b39ba..a023aaabd5 100644
--- a/src/services/item/plugins/publication/published/plugins/search/meilisearch.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/item/plugins/publication/published/plugins/search/meilisearch.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   Index,
   MeiliSearch,
   type MultiSearchParams,
-  type MultiSearchResponse,
   Task,
   TaskStatus,
 } from 'meilisearch';
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ describe('MeilisearchWrapper', () => {
   describe('search', () => {
     const searchSpy = jest
       .spyOn(MeiliSearch.prototype, 'multiSearch')
-      .mockResolvedValue({} as MultiSearchResponse);
+      .mockResolvedValue({ hits: [], query: '', processingTimeMs: 0 });
 
     it('search is delegated to meilisearch SDK', async () => {
       // Create a mock DataSource object
diff --git a/src/workers/searchIndex.service.ts b/src/workers/searchIndex.service.ts
index 5a800ca83f..37eeb6d8b9 100644
--- a/src/workers/searchIndex.service.ts
+++ b/src/workers/searchIndex.service.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export class SearchIndexService {
       const index = await this.meilisearchClient.getIndex(name);
       return index;
     } catch (err) {
-      if (err instanceof MeiliSearchApiError && err.code === 'index_not_found') {
+      if (err instanceof MeiliSearchApiError && err.cause?.code === 'index_not_found') {
         const task = await this.meilisearchClient.createIndex(name);
         await this.meilisearchClient.waitForTask(task.taskUid);
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 46f7c9ad3e..fd071584d8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6463,15 +6463,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"cross-fetch@npm:^3.1.6":
-  version: 3.2.0
-  resolution: "cross-fetch@npm:3.2.0"
-  dependencies:
-    node-fetch: "npm:^2.7.0"
-  checksum: 10/e4ab1d390a5b6ca8bb0605f028af2ffc1127d2e407b954654949f506d04873c4863ece264662c074865d7874060e35f938cec74fe7b5736d46d545e2685f6aec
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "cross-spawn@npm:^7.0.0, cross-spawn@npm:^7.0.2, cross-spawn@npm:^7.0.3, cross-spawn@npm:^7.0.5":
   version: 7.0.6
   resolution: "cross-spawn@npm:7.0.6"
@@ -8719,7 +8710,7 @@ __metadata:
     lodash.groupby: "npm:4.6.0"
     lodash.partition: "npm:4.6.0"
     lodash.uniqby: "npm:4.7.0"
-    meilisearch: "npm:0.41.0"
+    meilisearch: "npm:0.44.0"
     mime: "npm:3.0.0"
     mimetics: "npm:1.0.4"
     nock: "npm:13.5.4"
@@ -10843,12 +10834,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"meilisearch@npm:0.41.0":
-  version: 0.41.0
-  resolution: "meilisearch@npm:0.41.0"
-  dependencies:
-    cross-fetch: "npm:^3.1.6"
-  checksum: 10/c09a874a81cc7b955ab8915b47f3638f961739e9dd64995bac95e01f0d457e1f1676dbd3466d037c4fce3c40db999cef77d6150aa134405eb6da7b9a1cdcf8fe
+"meilisearch@npm:0.44.0":
+  version: 0.44.0
+  resolution: "meilisearch@npm:0.44.0"
+  checksum: 10/e5dff78d4b17df7bb4a4826c36d3a2aeb2a6b9f1d339ec43f3e8d523dbe67329a870344d7f7dd0dd0913ad40c08ff7f12c8f696e34e1c4a99e4ee7c1d7f3fa84
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -11288,7 +11277,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"node-fetch@npm:2, node-fetch@npm:^2.7.0":
+"node-fetch@npm:2":
   version: 2.7.0
   resolution: "node-fetch@npm:2.7.0"
   dependencies: