diff --git a/qa/build.gradle b/qa/build.gradle
index 1cdd4c62f6..50a9e57d8e 100644
--- a/qa/build.gradle
+++ b/qa/build.gradle
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ task pullBwcPlugin {
 
     doLast {
         ext{
-            if (knn_bwc_version.contains("SNAPSHOT")) {
-                srcUrl = "https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch/${knn_bwc_version}/latest/linux/x64/tar/dist/opensearch/opensearch-${knn_bwc_version}-linux-x64.tar.gz"
+            if (knn_bwc_version.contains("-SNAPSHOT")) {
+                knn_bwc_version_no_qualifier = knn_bwc_version - "-SNAPSHOT"
+                srcUrl = "https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch/${knn_bwc_version_no_qualifier}/latest/linux/x64/tar/dist/opensearch/opensearch-${knn_bwc_version_no_qualifier}-linux-x64.tar.gz"
             } else {
+                knn_bwc_version_no_qualifier = knn_bwc_version
                 srcUrl = "https://artifacts.opensearch.org/releases/bundle/opensearch/${knn_bwc_version}/opensearch-${knn_bwc_version}-linux-x64.tar.gz"
             }
         }
@@ -52,14 +54,14 @@ task pullBwcPlugin {
                 httpusecaches: false
         )
         copy {
-            from tarTree(java.nio.file.Path.of(tmp_dir.absolutePath, "opensearch-${knn_bwc_version}-linux-x64.tar.gz"))
+            from tarTree(java.nio.file.Path.of(tmp_dir.absolutePath, "opensearch-${knn_bwc_version_no_qualifier}-linux-x64.tar.gz"))
             into tmp_dir.absolutePath
         }
         copy {
-            from(java.nio.file.Path.of(tmp_dir.absolutePath, "opensearch-${knn_bwc_version}", "plugins", "opensearch-knn"))
+            from(java.nio.file.Path.of(tmp_dir.absolutePath, "opensearch-${knn_bwc_version_no_qualifier}", "plugins", "opensearch-knn"))
             into java.nio.file.Path.of(tmp_dir.absolutePath, "opensearch-knn")
         }
-        delete java.nio.file.Path.of(tmp_dir.absolutePath, "opensearch-${knn_bwc_version}"), java.nio.file.Path.of(tmp_dir.absolutePath, "opensearch-${knn_bwc_version}-linux-x64.tar.gz")
+        delete java.nio.file.Path.of(tmp_dir.absolutePath, "opensearch-${knn_bwc_version_no_qualifier}"), java.nio.file.Path.of(tmp_dir.absolutePath, "opensearch-${knn_bwc_version_no_qualifier}-linux-x64.tar.gz")
     }
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ task zipBwcPlugin(type: Zip) {
     dependsOn "pullBwcPlugin"
     from(java.nio.file.Path.of(tmp_dir.absolutePath, "opensearch-knn"))
     destinationDirectory = tmp_dir
-    archiveFileName = "opensearch-knn-${knn_bwc_version}.zip"
+    archiveFileName = "opensearch-knn-${knn_bwc_version_no_qualifier}.zip"
     doLast {
         delete java.nio.file.Path.of(tmp_dir.absolutePath, "opensearch-knn")
     }