diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle b/buildSrc/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c882e03029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apply plugin: 'groovy'
+apply plugin: 'java'
+
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation gradleApi()
+    implementation localGroovy()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/build.gradle b/common/build.gradle
index 3f23b5cd31..f7143a30ac 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle
+++ b/common/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 plugins {
-    id 'java'
+    id 'java-library'
     id "io.freefair.lombok"
 }
 
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile "org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.7.1"
-    compile group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '31.0.1-jre'
-    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.1'
+    api "org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.7.1"
+    api group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '31.0.1-jre'
+    api group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.1'
 
-    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13.2'
+    testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13.2'
 }
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 5ced00381a..f191032016 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 plugins {
-    id 'java'
+    id 'java-library'
     id "io.freefair.lombok"
     id 'jacoco'
 }
@@ -39,19 +39,19 @@ repositories {
 //}
 
 dependencies {
-    compile group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '31.0.1-jre'
-    compile group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-context', version: "${spring_version}"
-    compile group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-beans', version: "${spring_version}"
-    compile group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.10'
-    compile group: 'com.facebook.presto', name: 'presto-matching', version: '0.240'
-    compile group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-math3', version: '3.6.1'
-    compile project(':common')
+    api group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '31.0.1-jre'
+    api group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-context', version: "${spring_version}"
+    api group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-beans', version: "${spring_version}"
+    api group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.10'
+    api group: 'com.facebook.presto', name: 'presto-matching', version: '0.240'
+    api group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-math3', version: '3.6.1'
+    api project(':common')
 
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.6.2')
-    testCompile group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '2.1'
-    testCompile group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-test', version: "${spring_version}"
-    testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '3.3.3'
-    testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-junit-jupiter', version: '3.3.3'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '2.1'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-test', version: "${spring_version}"
+    testImplementation group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '3.3.3'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-junit-jupiter', version: '3.3.3'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/doctest/build.gradle b/doctest/build.gradle
index d889287bef..5dba958b9d 100644
--- a/doctest/build.gradle
+++ b/doctest/build.gradle
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Callable
 import org.opensearch.gradle.testclusters.RunTask
 
 plugins {
-    id "com.wiredforcode.spawn" version "0.8.2"
     id 'base'
+    id 'com.wiredforcode.spawn'
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'opensearch.testclusters'
diff --git a/integ-test/build.gradle b/integ-test/build.gradle
index 3a828d8677..80eab11d93 100644
--- a/integ-test/build.gradle
+++ b/integ-test/build.gradle
@@ -55,30 +55,31 @@ configurations.all {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    testCompile group: 'org.opensearch.test', name: 'framework', version: "${opensearch_version}"
-    testCompile group: 'org.opensearch.client', name: 'opensearch-rest-high-level-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
-    testCompile group: 'org.opensearch.client', name: 'opensearch-rest-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
-    testCompile group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest', version: '2.1'
-    testCompile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.1'
-    testCompile project(':plugin')
-    testCompile project(':legacy')
+    testImplementation group: 'org.opensearch.test', name: 'framework', version: "${opensearch_version}"
+    testImplementation group: 'org.opensearch.client', name: 'opensearch-rest-high-level-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
+    testImplementation group: 'org.opensearch.client', name: 'opensearch-rest-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
+    testImplementation group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest', version: '2.1'
+    implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.1'
+    testImplementation project(':plugin')
+    testImplementation project(':legacy')
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.6.2')
     testRuntimeOnly('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.6.2')
 
     // JDBC drivers for comparison test. Somehow Apache Derby throws security permission exception.
-    testCompile fileTree('../sql-jdbc/build/libs') {
+    testImplementation fileTree('../sql-jdbc/build/libs') {
         include '*.jar'
         builtBy 'compileJdbc'
     }
-    testCompile group: 'com.h2database', name: 'h2', version: '2.1.210'
-    testCompile group: 'org.xerial', name: 'sqlite-jdbc', version: '3.28.0'
-    testCompile group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.8.9'
+    testImplementation group: 'com.h2database', name: 'h2', version: '2.1.210'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.xerial', name: 'sqlite-jdbc', version: '3.28.0'
+    testImplementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.8.9'
 }
 
 dependencyLicenses.enabled = false
 testingConventions.enabled = false
 checkstyleTest.ignoreFailures = true
 forbiddenApisTest.enabled = false
+thirdPartyAudit.enabled = false
 
 compileTestJava {
     options.compilerArgs.addAll(["-processor", 'lombok.launch.AnnotationProcessorHider$AnnotationProcessor'])
@@ -141,27 +142,6 @@ integTest {
 }
 
 
-task docTest(type: RestIntegTestTask) {
-    dependsOn ':plugin:bundlePlugin'
-
-    systemProperty 'tests.security.manager', 'false'
-    systemProperty('project.root', project.projectDir.absolutePath)
-
-    // Tell the test JVM if the cluster JVM is running under a debugger so that tests can use longer timeouts for
-    // requests. The 'doFirst' delays reading the debug setting on the cluster till execution time.
-    doFirst { systemProperty 'cluster.debug', getDebug() }
-
-    if (System.getProperty("test.debug") != null) {
-        jvmArgs '-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=*:5005'
-    }
-
-    include 'org/opensearch/sql/doctest/**/*IT.class'
-    exclude 'org/opensearch/sql/correctness/**/*IT.class'
-    exclude 'org/opensearch/sql/ppl/**/*IT.class'
-    exclude 'org/opensearch/sql/sql/**/*IT.class'
-    exclude 'org/opensearch/sql/legacy/**/*IT.class'
-}
-
 task comparisonTest(type: RestIntegTestTask) {
     dependsOn ':plugin:bundlePlugin'
 
diff --git a/legacy/build.gradle b/legacy/build.gradle
index 06c694f25d..8cd146ff1c 100644
--- a/legacy/build.gradle
+++ b/legacy/build.gradle
@@ -79,31 +79,31 @@ test {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile group: 'com.alibaba', name: 'druid', version:'1.0.15'
-    compile group: 'org.locationtech.spatial4j', name: 'spatial4j', version:'0.7'
-    compile group: "org.opensearch.plugin", name: 'parent-join-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
-    compile group: "org.opensearch.plugin", name: 'reindex-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
+    implementation group: 'com.alibaba', name: 'druid', version:'1.0.15'
+    implementation group: 'org.locationtech.spatial4j', name: 'spatial4j', version:'0.7'
+    implementation group: "org.opensearch.plugin", name: 'parent-join-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
+    implementation group: "org.opensearch.plugin", name: 'reindex-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
     constraints {
         implementation('commons-codec:commons-codec:1.13') {
             because 'https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/WS-2019-0379'
         }
     }
     implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '31.0.1-jre'
-    compile group: 'org.json', name: 'json', version:'20180813'
-    compile group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.10'
-    compile group: 'org.opensearch', name: 'opensearch', version: "${opensearch_version}"
-    compile project(':sql')
-    compile project(':common')
-    compile project(':opensearch')
+    implementation group: 'org.json', name: 'json', version:'20180813'
+    implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.10'
+    implementation group: 'org.opensearch', name: 'opensearch', version: "${opensearch_version}"
+    api project(':sql')
+    api project(':common')
+    api project(':opensearch')
 
     // ANTLR gradle plugin and runtime dependency
     antlr "org.antlr:antlr4:4.7.1"
-    compile "org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.7.1"
+    implementation "org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.7.1"
     compileOnly group: 'javax.servlet', name: 'servlet-api', version:'2.5'
 
-    testCompile group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-core', version:'2.2'
-    testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-inline', version:'3.5.0'
-    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13.2'
-    testCompile group: "org.opensearch.client", name: 'transport', version: "${opensearch_version}"
+    testImplementation group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-core', version:'2.2'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-inline', version:'3.5.0'
+    testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13.2'
+    testImplementation group: "org.opensearch.client", name: 'transport', version: "${opensearch_version}"
 
 }
diff --git a/opensearch/build.gradle b/opensearch/build.gradle
index 88019a0542..2c4a13928e 100644
--- a/opensearch/build.gradle
+++ b/opensearch/build.gradle
@@ -23,28 +23,28 @@
  */
 
 plugins {
-    id 'java'
+    id 'java-library'
     id "io.freefair.lombok"
     id 'jacoco'
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile project(':core')
-    compile group: 'org.opensearch', name: 'opensearch', version: "${opensearch_version}"
-    compile "io.github.resilience4j:resilience4j-retry:1.5.0"
-    compile group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-core', version: "${jackson_version}"
-    compile group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-databind', version: "${jackson_databind_version}"
-    compile group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat', name: 'jackson-dataformat-cbor', version: "${jackson_version}"
-    compile group: 'org.json', name: 'json', version:'20180813'
+    api project(':core')
+    api group: 'org.opensearch', name: 'opensearch', version: "${opensearch_version}"
+    implementation "io.github.resilience4j:resilience4j-retry:1.5.0"
+    implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-core', version: "${jackson_version}"
+    implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-databind', version: "${jackson_databind_version}"
+    implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat', name: 'jackson-dataformat-cbor', version: "${jackson_version}"
+    implementation group: 'org.json', name: 'json', version:'20180813'
     compileOnly group: 'org.opensearch.client', name: 'opensearch-rest-high-level-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
-    compile group: 'org.opensearch', name:'opensearch-ml-client', version: '1.3.4.0-SNAPSHOT'
+    implementation group: 'org.opensearch', name:'opensearch-ml-client', version: '1.3.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.6.2')
-    testCompile group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '2.1'
-    testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '3.5.0'
-    testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-junit-jupiter', version: '3.5.0'
-    testCompile group: 'org.opensearch.client', name: 'opensearch-rest-high-level-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
-    testCompile group: 'org.opensearch.test', name: 'framework', version: "${opensearch_version}"
+    testImplementation group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '2.1'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '3.5.0'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-junit-jupiter', version: '3.5.0'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.opensearch.client', name: 'opensearch-rest-high-level-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
+    testImplementation group: 'org.opensearch.test', name: 'framework', version: "${opensearch_version}"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/plugin/build.gradle b/plugin/build.gradle
index bd38048c01..1208c49b83 100644
--- a/plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin/build.gradle
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ configurations.all {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-beans', version: "${spring_version}"
-    compile project(":ppl")
-    compile project(':legacy')
-    compile project(':opensearch')
+    api group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-beans', version: "${spring_version}"
+    api project(":ppl")
+    api project(':legacy')
+    api project(':opensearch')
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ppl/build.gradle b/ppl/build.gradle
index 8b96d302d8..7cc3220dab 100644
--- a/ppl/build.gradle
+++ b/ppl/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 plugins {
-    id 'java'
+    id 'java-library'
     id "io.freefair.lombok"
     id 'jacoco'
     id 'antlr'
@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ configurations {
 dependencies {
     antlr "org.antlr:antlr4:4.7.1"
 
-    compile "org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.7.1"
-    compile group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '31.0.1-jre'
-    compile group: 'org.opensearch', name: 'opensearch-x-content', version: "${opensearch_version}"
-    compile group: 'org.json', name: 'json', version: '20180813'
-    compile group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-context', version: "${spring_version}"
-    compile group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-beans', version: "${spring_version}"
-    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.1'
-    compile project(':common')
-    compile project(':core')
-    compile project(':protocol')
+    implementation "org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.7.1"
+    implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '31.0.1-jre'
+    api group: 'org.opensearch', name: 'opensearch-x-content', version: "${opensearch_version}"
+    api group: 'org.json', name: 'json', version: '20180813'
+    implementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-context', version: "${spring_version}"
+    implementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-beans', version: "${spring_version}"
+    implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.1'
+    api project(':common')
+    api project(':core')
+    api project(':protocol')
 
-    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13.2'
-    testCompile group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '2.1'
-    testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '3.3.3'
+    testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13.2'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '2.1'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '3.3.3'
 
 }
 
diff --git a/protocol/build.gradle b/protocol/build.gradle
index bd36f4dc06..260829d7ca 100644
--- a/protocol/build.gradle
+++ b/protocol/build.gradle
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '31.0.1-jre'
-    compile group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-core', version: "${jackson_version}"
-    compile group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-databind', version: "${jackson_databind_version}"
-    compile group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat', name: 'jackson-dataformat-cbor', version: "${jackson_version}"
+    implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '31.0.1-jre'
+    implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-core', version: "${jackson_version}"
+    implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-databind', version: "${jackson_databind_version}"
+    implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat', name: 'jackson-dataformat-cbor', version: "${jackson_version}"
     implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9'
-    compile project(':core')
-    compile project(':opensearch')
+    implementation project(':core')
+    implementation project(':opensearch')
 
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.6.2')
-    testCompile group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '2.1'
-    testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '3.3.3'
-    testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-junit-jupiter', version: '3.3.3'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '2.1'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '3.3.3'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-junit-jupiter', version: '3.3.3'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/sql-jdbc/build.gradle b/sql-jdbc/build.gradle
index a4324080fd..843651e40c 100644
--- a/sql-jdbc/build.gradle
+++ b/sql-jdbc/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ plugins {
 group 'org.opensearch.client'
 
 // keep version in sync with version in Driver source
-version '1.3.0.0'
+version '2.0.0.0'
 
 boolean snapshot = "true".equals(System.getProperty("build.snapshot", "false"));
 if (snapshot) {
diff --git a/sql/build.gradle b/sql/build.gradle
index 8572be7f3f..496b9a7250 100644
--- a/sql/build.gradle
+++ b/sql/build.gradle
@@ -44,19 +44,19 @@ configurations {
 dependencies {
     antlr "org.antlr:antlr4:4.7.1"
 
-    compile "org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.7.1"
+    implementation "org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.7.1"
     implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '31.0.1-jre'
-    compile group: 'org.json', name: 'json', version:'20180813'
-    compile group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-context', version: "${spring_version}"
-    compile group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-beans', version: "${spring_version}"
-    compile project(':common')
-    compile project(':core')
-    compile project(':protocol')
+    implementation group: 'org.json', name: 'json', version:'20180813'
+    implementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-context', version: "${spring_version}"
+    implementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-beans', version: "${spring_version}"
+    implementation project(':common')
+    implementation project(':core')
+    api project(':protocol')
 
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.6.2')
-    testCompile group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '2.1'
-    testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '3.3.3'
-    testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-junit-jupiter', version: '3.3.3'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '2.1'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '3.3.3'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-junit-jupiter', version: '3.3.3'
 }
 
 test {