diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d6507e66..b85e32c7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ Boolean bwcBundleTest = (project.findProperty('customDistributionDownloadType')
 When testing between major versions note that ONLY the latest minor release of the previous version is api compatible.
 */
 
-String bwcVersion = "2.18.0.0"
+String bwcVersion = "2.19.0.0"
 String bwcVersionShort = bwcVersion.replaceAll(/\.0+$/, "")
 String nxtVersionShort = opensearch_version.replaceAll("-SNAPSHOT", "")