diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index c78cebe476d..7e2e8f5a6ad 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ env:
   JQ_VERSION: '1.7'
   GH_CLI_VERSION: "2.29.0"
   IMAGE_UBUNTU_X86_64: "family/core-ubuntu-2204"
+  STACK_VERSION: 8.16.0-SNAPSHOT
+  ELASTIC_AGENT_DOCKER_IMAGE: "docker.elastic.co/elastic-agent/elastic-agent"
 
   # Elastic package settings
   # Manage docker output/logs