diff --git a/.idea/runConfigurations/Debug_OpenSearch.xml b/.idea/runConfigurations/Debug_OpenSearch.xml
index 0d8bf59823acf..c18046f873477 100644
--- a/.idea/runConfigurations/Debug_OpenSearch.xml
+++ b/.idea/runConfigurations/Debug_OpenSearch.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     <option name="HOST" value="localhost" />
     <option name="PORT" value="5005" />
     <option name="AUTO_RESTART" value="true" />
+    <RunnerSettings RunnerId="Debug">
+      <option name="DEBUG_PORT" value="5005" />
+      <option name="LOCAL" value="false" />
+    </RunnerSettings>
     <method v="2" />
   </configuration>
-</component>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
index 48557884a8893..3b802c80a7487 100644
--- a/.idea/vcs.xml
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
-    <component name="IssueNavigationConfiguration">
-        <option name="links">
-            <list>
-                <IssueNavigationLink>
-                    <option name="issueRegexp" value="#(\d+)" />
-                    <option name="linkRegexp" value="https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pulls/$1" />
-                </IssueNavigationLink>
-                <IssueNavigationLink>
-                    <option name="issueRegexp" value="#(\d+)" />
-                    <option name="linkRegexp" value="https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/issues/$1" />
-                </IssueNavigationLink>
-            </list>
-        </option>
-    </component>
+  <component name="IssueNavigationConfiguration">
+    <option name="links">
+      <list>
+        <IssueNavigationLink>
+          <option name="issueRegexp" value="#(\d+)" />
+          <option name="linkRegexp" value="https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pulls/$1" />
+        </IssueNavigationLink>
+        <IssueNavigationLink>
+          <option name="issueRegexp" value="#(\d+)" />
+          <option name="linkRegexp" value="https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/issues/$1" />
+        </IssueNavigationLink>
+      </list>
+    </option>
+  </component>
   <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
     <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
   </component>
-</project>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle b/buildSrc/build.gradle
index 6d3e0f018657e..2fac68de5588e 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 repositories {
+  mavenLocal()
   mavenCentral()
   gradlePluginPortal()
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/version.properties b/buildSrc/version.properties
index a5171aa582a86..dba93a5c64eb6 100644
--- a/buildSrc/version.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/version.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 opensearch        = 3.0.0
-lucene            = 9.8.0
+lucene            = 9.8.1-SNAPSHOT
 
 bundled_jdk_vendor = adoptium
 bundled_jdk = 20.0.2+9
diff --git a/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java b/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
index eef4da719994c..f019a9fa0a924 100644
--- a/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
+++ b/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class Version implements Comparable<Version>, ToXContentFragment {
     public static final Version V_2_10_1 = new Version(2100199, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_7_0);
     public static final Version V_2_11_0 = new Version(2110099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_7_0);
     public static final Version V_2_12_0 = new Version(2120099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_8_0);
-    public static final Version V_3_0_0 = new Version(3000099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_8_0);
+    public static final Version V_3_0_0 = new Version(3000099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_8_1);
     public static final Version CURRENT = V_3_0_0;
 
     public static Version fromId(int id) {