private final Project project;
    private final Provider<BwcVersions.UnreleasedVersionInfo> unreleasedVersionInfo;
    private final Provider<InternalDistributionBwcSetupPlugin.BwcTaskThrottle> bwcTaskThrottleProvider;

    private Provider<File> checkoutDir;

    public BwcSetupExtension(
            Project project,
            Provider<BwcVersions.UnreleasedVersionInfo> unreleasedVersionInfo,

These are automatically checked out and built from source.
See link:./build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/BwcVersions.java[BwcVersions]
and link:./distribution/bwc/build.gradle[distribution/bwc/build.gradle]
for more information.

When running `./gradlew check`, minimal bwc checks are also run against compatible versions that are not yet released.

ext.bwcTaskName = { Version version ->
  return "v${version}#bwcTest"
}

def bwcTestSnapshots = tasks.register("bwcTestSnapshots") {
  if (project.bwc_tests_enabled) {
    dependsOn tasks.matching { task -> BuildParams.bwcVersions.unreleased.any { version -> bwcTaskName(version) == task.name } }
  }
}

tasks.register("bwcTest") {
  description = 'Runs backwards compatibility tests.'
  group = 'verification'

            .forPreviousUnreleased(
                (BwcVersions.UnreleasedVersionInfo unreleasedVersion) -> {
                    configureBwcProject(project.project(unreleasedVersion.gradleProjectPath), unreleasedVersion, bwcTaskThrottleProvider);
                }
            );
    }

    private void configureBwcProject(
        Project project,
        BwcVersions.UnreleasedVersionInfo versionInfo,

                );
            }
            return null;
        }));

        resolutions.register("bwc", distributionResolution -> distributionResolution.setResolver((project, distribution) -> {
            BwcVersions.UnreleasedVersionInfo unreleasedInfo = BuildParams.getBwcVersions().unreleasedInfo(Version.fromString(distribution.getVersion()));
            if (unreleasedInfo != null) {
                if (distribution.getBundledJdk() == false) {