diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 49ff84b849..8c39d642de 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ buildscript {
         if (buildVersionQualifier) {
             opensearch_build += "-${buildVersionQualifier}"
         }
+        //this variable for always downloading snapshot version of security plugin.
+        //need to figure out more elegant solution for integ tests with security.
+        opensearch_build_snapshot = opensearch_build + '-SNAPSHOT'
         if (isSnapshot) {
             // 2.0.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT -> 2.0.0.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT (opensearch_build)
             opensearch_build += "-SNAPSHOT"
diff --git a/integ-test/build.gradle b/integ-test/build.gradle
index f489017cca..57e5ceac1e 100644
--- a/integ-test/build.gradle
+++ b/integ-test/build.gradle
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ext {
 
     getSecurityPluginDownloadLink = { ->
         var repo = "https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/org/opensearch/plugin/" +
-                   "opensearch-security/$opensearch_build/"
+                   "opensearch-security/$opensearch_build_snapshot/"
         var metadataFile = Paths.get(projectDir.toString(), "build", "maven-metadata.xml").toAbsolutePath().toFile()
         download.run {
             src repo + "maven-metadata.xml"