diff --git a/boot-opensearch-sample/docker/docker-compose.yml b/boot-opensearch-sample/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 1b38a54bb..99dc82b0e 100644
--- a/boot-opensearch-sample/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/boot-opensearch-sample/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ services:
       - "9600:9600"
     environment:
       - discovery.type=single-node
+      - OPENSEARCH_INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
       - "DISABLE_SECURITY_PLUGIN=true"
       - "OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m"
 
diff --git a/boot-opensearch-sample/pom.xml b/boot-opensearch-sample/pom.xml
index ef4c7b466..e0408bb06 100644
--- a/boot-opensearch-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/boot-opensearch-sample/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
         <java.version>21</java.version>
         <springdoc-openapi.version>2.5.0</springdoc-openapi.version>
-        <opensearch.version>1.3.0</opensearch.version>
+        <opensearch.version>1.4.0</opensearch.version>
 
         <project.testresult.directory>${project.build.directory}/test-results</project.testresult.directory>
         <spotless.version>2.43.0</spotless.version>
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@
             <artifactId>spring-data-opensearch-starter</artifactId>
             <version>${opensearch.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <!-- remove when SB updates -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/boot-opensearch-sample/src/test/java/com/example/opensearch/common/ContainersConfig.java b/boot-opensearch-sample/src/test/java/com/example/opensearch/common/ContainersConfig.java
index 22446de3f..290bede6e 100644
--- a/boot-opensearch-sample/src/test/java/com/example/opensearch/common/ContainersConfig.java
+++ b/boot-opensearch-sample/src/test/java/com/example/opensearch/common/ContainersConfig.java
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ public class ContainersConfig {
 
     @Container
     public static OpensearchContainer<?> openSearchContainer =
-            new OpensearchContainer<>(DockerImageName.parse("opensearchproject/opensearch:2.12.0"));
+            new OpensearchContainer<>(DockerImageName.parse("opensearchproject/opensearch:2.14.0"))
+                    .withEnv("OPENSEARCH_INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD", "admin");
 
     static {
         openSearchContainer.start();