diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36172e2b263aa..13c0ba149b575 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,4 +65,7 @@ testfixtures_shared/
 .ci/jobs/
 
 # build files generated
-doc-tools/missing-doclet/bin/
\ No newline at end of file
+doc-tools/missing-doclet/bin/
+
+# Wazuh template (currently downloaded from the wazuh/wazuh repo directly)
+distribution/src/config/wazuh-template.json
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 92e1995e57e04..d4d1644356afb 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ while getopts ":h:v:q:s:o:p:a:d:r:" arg; do
         r)
             REVISION=$OPTARG
             ;;
+        b)
+            BRANCH=$OPTARG
+            ;;
         :)
             echo "Error: -${OPTARG} requires an argument"
             usage
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ cp -r ./build/local-test-repo/org/opensearch "${OUTPUT}"/maven/org
 [ -z "$ARCHITECTURE" ] && ARCHITECTURE=$(uname -m)
 [ -z "$DISTRIBUTION" ] && DISTRIBUTION="tar"
 [ -z "$REVISION" ] && REVISION="1"
+[ -z "$BRANCH" ] && BRANCH="master"
 
 case $PLATFORM-$DISTRIBUTION-$ARCHITECTURE in
     linux-tar-x64|darwin-tar-x64)
@@ -162,6 +166,9 @@ esac
 
 echo "Building OpenSearch for $PLATFORM-$DISTRIBUTION-$ARCHITECTURE"
 
+
+wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wazuh/wazuh/$BRANCH/extensions/elasticsearch/7.x/wazuh-template.json -O distribution/src/config/wazuh-template.json
+
 ./gradlew ":distribution:$TYPE:$TARGET:assemble" -Dbuild.snapshot="$SNAPSHOT" -Dbuild.version_qualifier="$QUALIFIER"
 
 # Copy artifact to dist folder in bundle build output