diff --git a/.ci/scripts/resolve-dra-manifest.sh b/.ci/scripts/resolve-dra-manifest.sh
index bd7a9bbbdafe..4ac94122351a 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/resolve-dra-manifest.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/resolve-dra-manifest.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ LATEST_VERSION=$(strip_version $LATEST_BUILD)
 if [ "$LATEST_VERSION" != "$ES_VERSION" ]; then
   echo "Latest build for '$ARTIFACT' is version $LATEST_VERSION but expected version $ES_VERSION." 1>&2
   NEW_BRANCH=$(echo $ES_VERSION | sed -E "s/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]/\1/g")
+
+  # Temporary
+  if [[ "$ES_VERSION" == "8.16.0" ]]; then
+    NEW_BRANCH="8.x"
+  fi
+
   echo "Using branch $NEW_BRANCH instead of $BRANCH." 1>&2
+  echo "https://artifacts-$WORKFLOW.elastic.co/$ARTIFACT/latest/$NEW_BRANCH.json"
   LATEST_BUILD=$(fetch_build $WORKFLOW $ARTIFACT $NEW_BRANCH)
 fi