diff --git a/buildSrc/settings.gradle b/buildSrc/settings.gradle
index 963177afaa2de..199cb8fe175f8 100644
--- a/buildSrc/settings.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/settings.gradle
@@ -10,3 +10,11 @@
  */
 
 include 'reaper'
+
+dependencyResolutionManagement {
+  versionCatalogs {
+    libs {
+      from(files("../gradle/libs.versions.toml"))
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 86fb73b7cf7fb..8412d198a2a29 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -139,14 +139,6 @@ include projects.toArray(new String[0])
 project(':build-tools').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, 'buildSrc')
 project(':build-tools:reaper').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, 'buildSrc/reaper')
 
-//dependencyResolutionManagement {
-//  versionCatalogs {
-//    libs {
-//      from(files("gradle/libs.versions.toml"))
-//    }
-//  }
-//}
-
 project(":libs").children.each { libsProject ->
   libsProject.name = "opensearch-${libsProject.name}"
 }