diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/integTest/resources/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/fake_git/remote/settings.gradle b/build-tools-internal/src/integTest/resources/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/fake_git/remote/settings.gradle
index a07060c3be18f..d3f203ef3fbd9 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/integTest/resources/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/fake_git/remote/settings.gradle
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/integTest/resources/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/fake_git/remote/settings.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ rootProject.name = "root"
 include ":distribution:bwc:bugfix"
 include ":distribution:bwc:bugfix2"
 include ":distribution:bwc:bugfix3"
+include ":distribution:bwc:bugfix4"
 include ":distribution:bwc:minor"
 include ":distribution:bwc:major"
 include ":distribution:bwc:staged"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5b534394b4e1c..f6c4a9914d8ad 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ allprojects {
       dependsOn ":distribution:bwc:bugfix:buildBwcLinuxTar"
       dependsOn ":distribution:bwc:bugfix2:buildBwcLinuxTar"
       dependsOn ":distribution:bwc:bugfix3:buildBwcLinuxTar"
+      dependsOn ":distribution:bwc:bugfix4:buildBwcLinuxTar"
       dependsOn ":distribution:bwc:minor:buildBwcLinuxTar"
       dependsOn ":distribution:bwc:staged:buildBwcLinuxTar"
       dependsOn ":distribution:bwc:staged2:buildBwcLinuxTar"
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ allprojects {
         }
       }
     }
-    
+
     proj.tasks.register("bcUpgradeTest$partString") {
       dependsOn tasks.matching { it.name == 'bcUpgradeTest' }
       withReleaseBuild {
diff --git a/distribution/bwc/bugfix4/build.gradle b/distribution/bwc/bugfix4/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index f3463efc5af38..d4f83f9ee16f8 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ List projects = [
   'distribution:bwc:bugfix',
   'distribution:bwc:bugfix2',
   'distribution:bwc:bugfix3',
+  'distribution:bwc:bugfix4',
   'distribution:bwc:maintenance',
   'distribution:bwc:minor',
   'distribution:bwc:staged',