diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index eca0115..6bab6da 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildscript {
         opensearch_group = "org.opensearch"
         opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "3.0.0-SNAPSHOT")
         isSnapshot = "true" == System.getProperty("build.snapshot", "true")
-        buildVersionQualifier = System.getProperty("build.version_qualifier", "beta1")
+        buildVersionQualifier = System.getProperty("build.version_qualifier", "")
         plugin_version = opensearch_version.tokenize('-')[0] + '.0'
         if (buildVersionQualifier) {
             plugin_version += "-${buildVersionQualifier}"