diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 10546676f4571..a07c8c87a60b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 ### Dependencies
 - Bump `jackson` from 2.15.1 to 2.15.2 ([#7897](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/7897))
 - Bump `netty` from 4.1.91.Final to 4.1.93.Final ([#7901](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/7901))
+- Bump `com.netflix.nebula:gradle-extra-configurations-plugin` from 9.0.0 to 10.0.0 in /buildSrc ([#7068](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/7068))
 
 ### Changed
 - Replace jboss-annotations-api_1.2_spec with jakarta.annotation-api ([#7836](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/7836))
diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle b/buildSrc/build.gradle
index bacba8b367ddb..7e667e81aaa43 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ dependencies {
   api 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.15'
   api 'org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.23.0'
   api 'org.apache.ant:ant:1.10.13'
-  api 'com.netflix.nebula:gradle-extra-configurations-plugin:9.0.0'
+  api 'com.netflix.nebula:gradle-extra-configurations-plugin:10.0.0'
   api 'com.netflix.nebula:nebula-publishing-plugin:20.3.0'
   api 'com.netflix.nebula:gradle-info-plugin:12.1.3'
   api 'org.apache.rat:apache-rat:0.15'
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/opensearch/gradle/plugin/OptionalDependenciesPlugin.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/opensearch/gradle/plugin/OptionalDependenciesPlugin.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2bd8835535881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/opensearch/gradle/plugin/OptionalDependenciesPlugin.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
+ * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
+ * GitHub history for details.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014-2016 Netflix, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.opensearch.gradle.plugin
+
+import org.gradle.api.Plugin
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.publish.PublishingExtension
+import org.gradle.api.publish.ivy.IvyPublication
+import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.MavenPublication
+import org.gradle.api.publish.plugins.PublishingPlugin
+
+/**
+ * Including the support of `optional` dependencies: https://github.com/nebula-plugins/gradle-extra-configurations-plugin/blob/v9.0.0/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/extraconfigurations/OptionalBasePlugin.groovy
+ */
+class OptionalDependenciesPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
+    static final String OPTIONAL_IDENTIFIER = 'optional'
+
+    @Override
+    void apply(Project project) {
+        enhanceProjectModel(project)
+        configureMavenPublishPlugin(project)
+        configureIvyPublishPlugin(project)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enhances the Project domain object by adding
+     *
+     * a) a extra property List that holds optional dependencies
+     * b) a extra method that can be executed as parameter when declaring dependencies
+     *
+     * @param project Project
+     */
+    private void enhanceProjectModel(Project project) {
+        project.ext.optionalDeps = []
+
+        project.ext.optional = { dep ->
+            project.ext.optionalDeps << dep
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Configures Maven Publishing plugin to ensure that published dependencies receive the optional element.
+     *
+     * @param project Project
+     */
+    private void configureMavenPublishPlugin(Project project) {
+        project.plugins.withType(PublishingPlugin) {
+            project.publishing {
+                publications {
+                    project.extensions.findByType(PublishingExtension)?.publications?.withType(MavenPublication) { MavenPublication pub ->
+                        pub.pom.withXml {
+                            project.ext.optionalDeps.each { dep ->
+                                def foundDep = asNode().dependencies.dependency.find {
+                                    it.groupId.text() == dep.group && it.artifactId.text() == dep.name
+                                }
+
+                                if (foundDep) {
+                                    if (foundDep.optional) {
+                                        foundDep.optional.value = 'true'
+                                    } else {
+                                        foundDep.appendNode(OPTIONAL_IDENTIFIER, 'true')
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Configures Ivy Publishing plugin to ensure that published dependencies receive the correct conf attribute value.
+     *
+     * @param project Project
+     */
+    private void configureIvyPublishPlugin(Project project) {
+        project.plugins.withType(PublishingPlugin) {
+            project.publishing {
+                publications {
+                    project.extensions.findByType(PublishingExtension)?.publications?.withType(IvyPublication) { IvyPublication pub ->
+                        pub.descriptor.withXml {
+                            def rootNode = asNode()
+
+                            // Add optional configuration if it doesn't exist yet
+                            if (!rootNode.configurations.find { it.@name == OPTIONAL_IDENTIFIER }) {
+                                rootNode.configurations[0].appendNode('conf', [name: OPTIONAL_IDENTIFIER, visibility: 'public'])
+                            }
+
+                            // Replace dependency "runtime->default" conf attribute value with "optional"
+                            project.ext.optionalDeps.each { dep ->
+                                def foundDep = rootNode.dependencies.dependency.find { it.@name == dep.name }
+                                foundDep?.@conf = OPTIONAL_IDENTIFIER
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/META-INF/gradle-plugins/opensearch.optional-dependencies.properties b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/META-INF/gradle-plugins/opensearch.optional-dependencies.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8b6f6f307cd5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/META-INF/gradle-plugins/opensearch.optional-dependencies.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
+# this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
+# compatible open source license.
+#
+# Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
+# GitHub history for details.
+#
+
+implementation-class=org.opensearch.gradle.plugin.OptionalDependenciesPlugin
diff --git a/libs/cli/build.gradle b/libs/cli/build.gradle
index 802bd7a774af7..a58c4dafac874 100644
--- a/libs/cli/build.gradle
+++ b/libs/cli/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 apply plugin: 'opensearch.build'
-apply plugin: 'com.netflix.nebula.optional-base'
 apply plugin: 'opensearch.publish'
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/libs/core/build.gradle b/libs/core/build.gradle
index 6c6fc745b5942..65d507c37b3ff 100644
--- a/libs/core/build.gradle
+++ b/libs/core/build.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 import org.opensearch.gradle.info.BuildParams
 
-apply plugin: 'com.netflix.nebula.optional-base'
 apply plugin: 'opensearch.publish'
 
 archivesBaseName = 'opensearch-core'
diff --git a/server/build.gradle b/server/build.gradle
index 4662766f77487..2738e4351a109 100644
--- a/server/build.gradle
+++ b/server/build.gradle
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ import org.opensearch.gradle.info.BuildParams
 plugins {
   id('com.google.protobuf') version 'latest.release'
   id('opensearch.build')
-  id('com.netflix.nebula.optional-base')
   id('opensearch.publish')
   id('opensearch.internal-cluster-test')
+  id('opensearch.optional-dependencies')
 }
 
 publishing {