diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2ef094e..84f727c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         opensearch_group = "org.opensearch"
-        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "2.18.0-SNAPSHOT")
+        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "2.18.1-SNAPSHOT")
         isSnapshot = "true" == System.getProperty("build.snapshot", "true")
         buildVersionQualifier = System.getProperty("build.version_qualifier", "")
         plugin_version = opensearch_version.tokenize('-')[0] + '.0'