diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6ed9b7091..d3d344700 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ task integTestRemote(type: RestIntegTestTask) {
 
 // === Set up BWC tests ===
 
-String bwcVersionShort = "2.12.0"
+String bwcVersionShort = "2.18.0"
 String bwcVersion = bwcVersionShort + ".0"
 String baseName = "indexmanagementBwcCluster"