diff --git a/.github/workflows/bwc-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/bwc-tests.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a5e6786cb..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/bwc-tests.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-name: Backwards Compatibility Suite
-
-on: [workflow_dispatch]
-
-jobs:
-  last-supported-major-to-current:
-    name: Make sure that the last supported major version can move to the most current version
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-      with:
-        java-version: 11
-
-    - name: Checkout Security Repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-    - id: build-previous
-      uses: ./.github/actions/run-bwc-suite
-      with:
-        plugin-previous-branch: "1.3"
-        plugin-next-branch: "2.x"
-        report-artifact-name: BWC-Last-Supported-Major
-
-  current-to-next-unreleased-major:
-    name: Make sure that the current version is compatible with the next major version
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-      with:
-        java-version: 11
-
-    - name: Checkout Security Repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-    - id: build-previous
-      uses: ./.github/actions/run-bwc-suite
-      with:
-        plugin-previous-branch: "2.x"
-        plugin-next-branch: "main"
-        report-artifact-name: BWC-Next-Major
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 152a75318c..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-name: CD
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - '*'
-
-env:
-  GRADLE_OPTS: -Dhttp.keepAlive=false
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-
-    - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-      with:
-        java-version: 11
-
-    - name: Checkout security
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-    - name: Cache Gradle packages
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      with:
-        path: |
-          ~/.gradle/caches
-          ~/.gradle/wrapper
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle*', '**/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-
-
-    - name: Build
-      run: |
-        ./gradlew clean build -Dbuild.snapshot=false -x test -x integrationTest
-        artifact_zip=`ls $(pwd)/build/distributions/opensearch-security-*.zip | grep -v admin-standalone`
-        ./gradlew build buildDeb buildRpm -ParchivePath=$artifact_zip -Dbuild.snapshot=false -x test -x integrationTest
-        mkdir artifacts
-        cp $artifact_zip artifacts/
-        cp build/distributions/*.deb artifacts/
-        cp build/distributions/*.rpm artifacts/
-        zip -r artifacts.zip artifacts
-        echo "TAG_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-    - name: Create Github Draft Release
-      id: create_release
-      uses: actions/create-release@v1.1.4
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-        release_name: Release ${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}
-        draft: true
-        prerelease: false
-
-    - name: Upload Release Asset
-      id: upload-release-asset
-      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_name: artifacts.zip
-        asset_path: artifacts.zip
-        asset_content_type: application/zip
-
-    - name: Upload Workflow Artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
-      with:
-        name: artifacts
-        path: artifacts/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d5f2a0ed2c..912304f8d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       separateTestsNames: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.separateTestsNames }}
     steps:
     - name: Set up JDK for build and test
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
         java-version: 17
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Set up JDK for build and test
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
         java-version: ${{ matrix.jdk }}
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Set up JDK for build and test
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
         java-version: ${{ matrix.jdk }}
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
+        distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
         java-version: ${{ matrix.jdk }}
 
     - name: Checkout Security Repo
@@ -131,8 +132,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
+        distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
         java-version: 11
     - uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
       with:
@@ -145,8 +147,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
+        distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
         java-version: 11
 
     - run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-hygiene.yml b/.github/workflows/code-hygiene.yml
index f23b77fcbd..7d3a7de628 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-hygiene.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-hygiene.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
           java-version: 11
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
           java-version: 11
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
           java-version: 11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 93e86be650..201cbe3491 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         test-run: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
         java-version: ${{ matrix.jdk }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml b/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml
index f6e6db70a1..dc598d79a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
+          distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
           java-version: ${{ matrix.jdk }}
 
       - name: Checkout Branch