diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 9e838792b3..60ab84c607 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run build
         run: |
-          ./gradlew build -Dopensearch.version=2.0.0-alpha1-SNAPSHOT
+          ./gradlew build
 
       - name: Run k-NN Backwards Compatibility Tests
         run: |