diff --git a/buildSrc/version.properties b/buildSrc/version.properties
index 61f4fbbf10b1d..cc6ca32167480 100644
--- a/buildSrc/version.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/version.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Please use ../gradle/libs.versions.toml for dependency management
-opensearch        = 3.0.0
+opensearch        = 3.0.0-alpha