diff --git a/.github/actions/create-bwc-build/action.yaml b/.github/actions/create-bwc-build/action.yaml
index fcfa612a7d..a2bf324cdc 100644
--- a/.github/actions/create-bwc-build/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/create-bwc-build/action.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Build
       uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
       with:
-        arguments: assemble -Dbuild.snapshot=false
+        arguments: assemble
         build-root-directory: ${{ inputs.plugin-branch }}
 
     - id: get-opensearch-version
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ runs:
     - name: Copy current distro into the expected folder
       run: |
         mkdir -p ./bwc-test/src/test/resources/${{ steps.get-opensearch-version.outputs.version }}
-        cp ${{ inputs.plugin-branch }}/build/distributions/opensearch-security-${{ steps.get-opensearch-version.outputs.version }}.zip ./bwc-test/src/test/resources/${{ steps.get-opensearch-version.outputs.version }}
+        cp ${{ inputs.plugin-branch }}/build/distributions/opensearch-security-${{ steps.get-opensearch-version.outputs.version }}-SNAPSHOT.zip ./bwc-test/src/test/resources/${{ steps.get-opensearch-version.outputs.version }}
       shell: bash
diff --git a/bwc-test/build.gradle b/bwc-test/build.gradle
index 9f5c752287..68b9f27e04 100644
--- a/bwc-test/build.gradle
+++ b/bwc-test/build.gradle
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ String baseName = "securityBwcCluster"
 String bwcFilePath = "src/test/resources/"
 String projectVersion = nextVersion
 
-String previousOpenSearch  = extractVersion(previousVersion);
-String nextOpenSearch  = extractVersion(nextVersion);
+String previousOpenSearch  = extractVersion(previousVersion) + "-SNAPSHOT";
+String nextOpenSearch  = extractVersion(nextVersion) + "-SNAPSHOT";
 
 println previousOpenSearch + nextOpenSearch;