diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e4e2b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "dependabot:"
diff --git a/sample-extension-plugin/build.gradle b/sample-extension-plugin/build.gradle
index 8f305153..898d14f0 100644
--- a/sample-extension-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/sample-extension-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ String baseName = "jobSchedulerBwcCluster"
 String bwcOpenSearchVersion = "2.10.0"
 String bwcPluginVersion = bwcOpenSearchVersion + ".0"
 String bwcFilePath = "src/test/resources/bwc/job-scheduler/"
+bwcOpenSearchVersion += "-SNAPSHOT"
 String bwcFileName = "opensearch-job-scheduler-" + bwcPluginVersion + ".zip"
 String bwcDownloadUrl = "https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=snapshots&g=org.opensearch.plugin&a=opensearch-job-scheduler&v=$bwcPluginVersion-SNAPSHOT&p=zip"