diff --git a/buildSrc/src/testKit/opensearch.build/build.gradle b/buildSrc/src/testKit/opensearch.build/build.gradle
index a0093eb1d2cd1..71c7e904646c9 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/testKit/opensearch.build/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/testKit/opensearch.build/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies {
   api "junit:junit:${versions.junit}"
   // missing classes in thirdparty audit
   api 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3'
-  jdkJarHell 'org.opensearch:opensearch-core:current'
+  jdkJarHell 'org.opensearch:opensearch-core:2.12.0'
 }
 
 repositories {