diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6bf44b5aa..ab8c8749bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
 ### Changed
 - Migrate client transports to Apache HttpClient / Core 5.x ([#246](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-java/pull/246))
+- Moved "software.amazon.awssdk" dependencies to the compileOnly scope. ([#628](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-java/pull/628))
 
 ### Deprecated
 - Deprecate RestClientTransport ([#536](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-java/pull/536))
diff --git a/java-client/build.gradle.kts b/java-client/build.gradle.kts
index 9ebb339750..7fd07a43e5 100644
--- a/java-client/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java-client/build.gradle.kts
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype", "jackson-datatype-jakarta-jsonp", jacksonVersion)
 
     // For AwsSdk2Transport
-    "awsSdk2SupportImplementation"("software.amazon.awssdk","sdk-core","[2.15,3.0)")
-    "awsSdk2SupportImplementation"("software.amazon.awssdk","auth","[2.15,3.0)")
+    "awsSdk2SupportCompileOnly"("software.amazon.awssdk","sdk-core","[2.15,3.0)")
+    "awsSdk2SupportCompileOnly"("software.amazon.awssdk","auth","[2.15,3.0)")
     testImplementation("software.amazon.awssdk","sdk-core","[2.15,3.0)")
     testImplementation("software.amazon.awssdk","auth","[2.15,3.0)")
     testImplementation("software.amazon.awssdk","aws-crt-client","[2.15,3.0)")