diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a9588c7eabfb3..3c7c7eb7c5e8b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ### Changed
 - Indexed IP field supports `terms_query` with more than 1025 IP masks [#16391](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/16391)
+- Make entries for dependencies from server/build.gradle to gradle version catalog ([#16707](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/16707))
 
 ### Deprecated
 - Performing update operation with default pipeline or final pipeline is deprecated ([#16712](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/16712))
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/opensearch/gradle/plugin/OptionalDependenciesPlugin.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/opensearch/gradle/plugin/OptionalDependenciesPlugin.groovy
index 2bd8835535881..9b687e1037a08 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/opensearch/gradle/plugin/OptionalDependenciesPlugin.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/opensearch/gradle/plugin/OptionalDependenciesPlugin.groovy
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class OptionalDependenciesPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
                                 if (foundDep) {
                                     if (foundDep.optional) {
-                                        foundDep.optional.value = 'true'
+                                        foundDep.optional*.value = 'true'
                                     } else {
                                         foundDep.appendNode(OPTIONAL_IDENTIFIER, 'true')
                                     }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 2658d2aa8b561..be59e1d3a5ab6 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jna               = "5.13.0"
 
 netty             = "4.1.115.Final"
 joda              = "2.12.7"
+roaringbitmap     = "1.3.0"
 
 # project reactor
 reactor_netty     = "1.1.23"
@@ -83,3 +84,52 @@ opentelemetrysemconv  = "1.27.0-alpha"
 # arrow dependencies
 arrow                 = "17.0.0"
 flatbuffers           = "2.0.0"
+
+[libraries]
+hdrhistogram = { group = "org.hdrhistogram", name = "HdrHistogram", version.ref = "hdrhistogram" }
+jakartaannotation = { group = "jakarta.annotation", name = "jakarta.annotation-api", version.ref = "jakarta_annotation" }
+jodatime = { group = "joda-time", name = "joda-time", version.ref = "joda" }
+jna = { group = "net.java.dev.jna", name = "jna", version.ref = "jna" }
+jtscore = { group = "org.locationtech.jts", name = "jts-core", version.ref = "jts" }
+jzlib = { group = "com.jcraft", name = "jzlib", version.ref = "jzlib" }
+log4japi = { group = "org.apache.logging.log4j", name = "log4j-api", version.ref = "log4j" }
+log4jjul = { group = "org.apache.logging.log4j", name = "log4j-jul", version.ref = "log4j" }
+log4jcore = { group = "org.apache.logging.log4j", name = "log4j-core", version.ref = "log4j" }
+lucene-core = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-core", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-analysis-common = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-analysis-common", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-backward-codecs = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-backward-codecs", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-grouping = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-grouping", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-highlighter = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-highlighter", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-join = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-join", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-memory = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-memory", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-misc = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-misc", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-queries = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-queries", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-queryparser = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-queryparser", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-sandbox = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-sandbox", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-spatial-extras = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-spatial-extras", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-spatial3d = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-spatial3d", version.ref = "lucene" }
+lucene-suggest = { group = "org.apache.lucene", name = "lucene-suggest", version.ref = "lucene" }
+protobuf = { group = "com.google.protobuf", name = "protobuf-java", version.ref = "protobuf" }
+reactivestreams = { group = "io.projectreactor", name = "reactor-core", version.ref = "reactor" }
+reactorcore = { group = "org.reactivestreams", name = "reactive-streams", version.ref = "reactivestreams" }
+roaringbitmap = { group = "org.roaringbitmap", name = "RoaringBitmap", version.ref = "roaringbitmap" }
+spatial4j = { group = "org.locationtech.spatial4j", name = "spatial4j", version.ref = "spatial4j" }
+tdigest = { group = "com.tdunning", name = "t-digest", version.ref = "tdigest" }
+
+[bundles]
+lucene = [
+    "lucene-core",
+    "lucene-analysis-common",
+    "lucene-backward-codecs",
+    "lucene-grouping",
+    "lucene-highlighter",
+    "lucene-join",
+    "lucene-memory",
+    "lucene-misc",
+    "lucene-queries",
+    "lucene-queryparser",
+    "lucene-sandbox",
+    "lucene-spatial-extras",
+    "lucene-spatial3d",
+    "lucene-suggest"
+]
diff --git a/server/build.gradle b/server/build.gradle
index f1679ccfbec30..8dd23491ccd69 100644
--- a/server/build.gradle
+++ b/server/build.gradle
@@ -74,60 +74,46 @@ dependencies {
   compileOnly project(':libs:opensearch-plugin-classloader')
   testRuntimeOnly project(':libs:opensearch-plugin-classloader')
 
-  // lucene
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-core:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-analysis-common:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-backward-codecs:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-grouping:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-highlighter:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-join:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-memory:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-misc:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-queries:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-queryparser:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-sandbox:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-spatial-extras:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-spatial3d:${versions.lucene}"
-  api "org.apache.lucene:lucene-suggest:${versions.lucene}"
+  api libs.bundles.lucene
 
   // utilities
   api project(":libs:opensearch-cli")
 
   // time handling, remove with java 8 time
-  api "joda-time:joda-time:${versions.joda}"
+  api libs.jodatime
 
   // percentiles aggregation
-  api "com.tdunning:t-digest:${versions.tdigest}"
+  api libs.tdigest
   // percentile ranks aggregation
-  api "org.hdrhistogram:HdrHistogram:${versions.hdrhistogram}"
+  api libs.hdrhistogram
 
   // lucene spatial
-  api "org.locationtech.spatial4j:spatial4j:${versions.spatial4j}", optional
-  api "org.locationtech.jts:jts-core:${versions.jts}", optional
+  api libs.spatial4j, optional
+  api libs.jtscore, optional
 
   // logging
-  api "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:${versions.log4j}"
-  api "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-jul:${versions.log4j}"
-  api "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:${versions.log4j}", optional
-  annotationProcessor "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:${versions.log4j}"
+  api libs.log4japi
+  api libs.log4jjul
+  api libs.log4jcore, optional
+  annotationProcessor libs.log4jcore
   annotationProcessor project(':libs:opensearch-common')
 
   // jna
-  api "net.java.dev.jna:jna:${versions.jna}"
+  api libs.jna
 
   // jcraft
-  api "com.jcraft:jzlib:${versions.jzlib}"
+  api libs.jzlib
 
   // reactor
-  api "io.projectreactor:reactor-core:${versions.reactor}"
-  api "org.reactivestreams:reactive-streams:${versions.reactivestreams}"
+  api libs.reactorcore
+  api libs.reactivestreams
 
   // protobuf
-  api "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:${versions.protobuf}"
-  api "jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:${versions.jakarta_annotation}"
+  api libs.protobuf
+  api libs.jakartaannotation
 
   // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.roaringbitmap/RoaringBitmap
-  implementation 'org.roaringbitmap:RoaringBitmap:1.3.0'
+  api libs.roaringbitmap
 
   testImplementation(project(":test:framework")) {
     // tests use the locally compiled version of server