diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d5d5e3430d..50a12c25bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,34 @@ on:
       - main
       - 1.*
       - 2.*
+      - *
   pull_request:
 
 env:
   GRADLE_OPTS: -Dhttp.keepAlive=false
 
 jobs:
+  publish-maven-local:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up JDK for build and test
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
+          java-version: 17
+
+      - name: Checkout core
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: 'cwperks/OpenSearch'
+          ref: 'authn-before-compress'
+          path: 'OpenSearch'
+
+      - name: Publish to Maven Local
+        run: |
+          cd OpenSearch
+          ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal
+
   generate-test-list:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
@@ -33,7 +55,9 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     name: test
-    needs: generate-test-list
+    needs:
+      - publish-maven-local
+      - generate-test-list
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: