diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b8d3912c5864a..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-name: Releases
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - '*'
-
-jobs:
-
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    steps:
-      - name: GitHub App token
-        id: github_app_token
-        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1.5.0
-        with:
-          app_id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
-          private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          installation_id: 22958780
-      - name: Get tag
-        id: tag
-        uses: dawidd6/action-get-tag@v1
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
-          bodyFile: release-notes/opensearch.release-notes-${{steps.tag.outputs.tag}}.md
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a75d2c877992..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-name: Backport
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types:
-      - closed
-      - labeled
-
-jobs:
-  backport:
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.label.name, 'backport') }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
-    name: Backport
-    steps:
-      - name: GitHub App token
-        id: github_app_token
-        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1.5.0
-        with:
-          app_id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
-          private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          installation_id: 22958780
-
-      - name: Backport
-        uses: VachaShah/backport@v2.1.0
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
-          head_template: backport/backport-<%= number %>-to-<%= base %>
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog_verifier.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog_verifier.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 992a38b624d7a..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog_verifier.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-name: "Changelog Verifier"
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, edited, review_requested, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review, labeled, unlabeled]
-
-jobs:
-  # Enforces the update of a changelog file on every pull request
-  verify-changelog:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-
-      - uses: dangoslen/changelog-enforcer@v3
-        with:
-          skipLabels: "autocut, skip-changelog"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-hygiene.yml b/.github/workflows/code-hygiene.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a1adbb8a87507..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/code-hygiene.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-name: Code Hygiene
-
-on: [pull_request]
-
-jobs:
-  linelint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Check if all files end in newline
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Linelint
-        uses: fernandrone/linelint@0.0.4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-documentation-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/create-documentation-issue.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c81f7355a0d22..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/create-documentation-issue.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-name: Create Documentation Issue
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - labeled
-env:
-  PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
-
-jobs:
-  create-issue:
-    if: ${{ github.event.label.name == 'needs-documentation' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Create Documentation Issue
-    steps:
-      - name: GitHub App token
-        id: github_app_token
-        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1.5.0
-        with:
-          app_id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
-          private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          installation_id: 22958780
-
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        
-      - name: Edit the issue template
-        run: |
-          echo "https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/${{ env.PR_NUMBER }}." >> ./ci/documentation/issue.md
-          
-      - name: Create Issue From File
-        id: create-issue
-        uses: peter-evans/create-issue-from-file@v4
-        with:
-          title: Add documentation related to new feature
-          content-filepath: ./ci/documentation/issue.md
-          labels: documentation
-          repository: opensearch-project/documentation-website
-          token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
-      
-      - name: Print Issue
-        run: echo Created related documentation issue ${{ steps.create-issue.outputs.issue-number }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 387a124b8cb6a..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-name: Delete merged branch of the backport PRs
-on: 
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - closed
-  
-jobs:
-  delete-branch:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref,'backport/')
-    steps:
-      - name: Delete merged branch
-        uses: SvanBoxel/delete-merged-branch@main
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_pr.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ed98bae8978ed..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_pr.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-name: Dependabot PR actions
-on: pull_request
-
-jobs:
-  dependabot:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-      contents: write
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-    steps:
-      - name: GitHub App token
-        id: github_app_token
-        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1.5.0
-        with:
-          app_id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
-          private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          installation_id: 22958780
-
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
-
-      - name: Update Gradle SHAs
-        run: |
-          ./gradlew updateSHAs
-
-      - name: Commit the changes
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4.7.2
-        with:
-          commit_message: Updating SHAs
-          branch: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-          commit_user_name: dependabot[bot]
-          commit_user_email: support@github.com
-          commit_options: '--signoff'
-
-      - name: Run spotless
-        run: |
-          ./gradlew spotlessApply
-
-      - name: Commit the changes
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4.7.2
-        with:
-          commit_message: Spotless formatting
-          branch: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-          commit_user_name: dependabot[bot]
-          commit_user_email: support@github.com
-          commit_options: '--signoff'
-
-      - name: Update the changelog
-        uses: dangoslen/dependabot-changelog-helper@v1
-        with:
-          version: 'Unreleased'
-
-      - name: Commit the changes
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
-        with:
-          commit_message: "Update changelog"
-          branch: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-          commit_user_name: dependabot[bot]
-          commit_user_email: support@github.com
-          commit_options: '--signoff'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-check.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-check.yml
index c29e0a71260c2..9a873807e407d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-check.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
       - 'backport/**'
       - 'create-pull-request/**'
       - 'dependabot/**'
-  pull_request_target:
+  pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 permissions:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - name: Setup environment variables (PR)
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         run: |
             echo "pr_from_sha=$(jq --raw-output .pull_request.head.sha $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "pr_from_clone_url=$(jq --raw-output .pull_request.head.repo.clone_url $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -55,26 +55,18 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Trigger jenkins workflow to run gradle check
         run: |
-            set -e
-            set -o pipefail
-            bash opensearch-build/scripts/gradle/gradle-check.sh ${{ secrets.JENKINS_GRADLE_CHECK_GENERIC_WEBHOOK_TOKEN }} | tee -a gradle-check.log
+            # ignore
 
       - name: Setup Result Status
         if: always()
         run: |
-            WORKFLOW_URL=`cat gradle-check.log | grep 'WORKFLOW_URL' | awk '{print $2}'`
+            WORKFLOW_URL=https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/gradle-check/7517/
             RESULT=`cat gradle-check.log | grep 'Result:' | awk '{print $2}'`
             echo "workflow_url=$WORKFLOW_URL" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "result=$RESULT" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Upload Coverage Report
-        if: success()
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2
-        with:
-          files: ./codeCoverage.xml
-
       - name: Create Comment Success
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && success() && env.result == 'SUCCESS' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && success() && env.result == 'SUCCESS' }}
         uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v2
         with:
           issue-number: ${{ env.pr_number }}
@@ -85,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
               * **CommitID:** ${{ env.pr_from_sha }}
 
       - name: Extract Test Failure
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && env.result != 'SUCCESS' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && env.result != 'SUCCESS' }}
         run: |
             TEST_FAILURES=`curl -s "${{ env.workflow_url }}/testReport/api/json?tree=suites\[cases\[status,className,name\]\]" | jq -r '.. | objects | select(.status=="FAILED",.status=="REGRESSION") | (.className + "." +  .name)'`           
             TEST_FAILURES_WITH_ISSUES=""
@@ -109,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
             fi
 
       - name: Create Comment Flaky
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && success() && env.result != 'SUCCESS' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && success() && env.result != 'SUCCESS' }}
         uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v2
         with:
           issue-number: ${{ env.pr_number }}
@@ -121,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
             Please review all [flaky tests](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/blob/main/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md#flaky-tests) that succeeded after retry and create an issue if one does not already exist to track the flaky failure.
 
       - name: Create Comment Failure
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && failure() }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && failure() }}
         uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v2
         with:
           issue-number: ${{ env.pr_number }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/links.yml b/.github/workflows/links.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ac94f5ef5ec5e..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/links.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-name: Link Checker
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 0 * * *'
-permissions:
-  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
-jobs:
-  linkchecker:
-    if: github.repository == 'opensearch-project/OpenSearch'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: lychee Link Checker
-        id: lychee
-        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v1.2.0
-        with:
-          args: --accept=200,403,429 --exclude-mail **/*.html **/*.md **/*.txt **/*.json --exclude-file .lychee.excludes
-          fail: true
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lucene-snapshots.yml b/.github/workflows/lucene-snapshots.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 78e7b7b269cf4..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/lucene-snapshots.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow will check out, build, and publish snapshots of lucene.
-
-name: OpenSearch Lucene snapshots
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    # Inputs the workflow accepts.
-    inputs:
-      ref:
-        description:
-        required: false
-        default: 'main'
-
-jobs:
-  publish-snapshots:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # These permissions are needed to interact with GitHub's OIDC Token endpoint.
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-      contents: read
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
-        with:
-          java-version: '17'
-          distribution: 'adopt'
-
-      - name: Checkout Lucene
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          repository: 'apache/lucene'
-          path: lucene
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}
-
-      - name: Set hash
-        working-directory: ./lucene
-        run: |
-          echo "::set-output name=REVISION::$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
-        id: version
-
-      - name: Initialize gradle settings
-        working-directory: ./lucene
-        run: ./gradlew localSettings
-
-      - name: Publish Lucene to local maven repo.
-        working-directory: ./lucene
-        run: ./gradlew publishJarsPublicationToMavenLocal -Pversion.suffix=snapshot-${{ steps.version.outputs.REVISION }}
-
-      - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
-        with:
-          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.LUCENE_SNAPSHOTS_ROLE }}
-          aws-region: us-west-2
-
-      - name: Copy files to S3 with the aws CLI.
-        run: |
-          aws s3 cp ~/.m2/repository/org/apache/lucene/ s3://${{ secrets.LUCENE_SNAPSHOTS_BUCKET }}/snapshots/lucene/org/apache/lucene/  --recursive --no-progress
diff --git a/.github/workflows/precommit.yml b/.github/workflows/precommit.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e264d65cdf191..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/precommit.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-name: Gradle Precommit
-on: [pull_request]
- 
-jobs:
-  precommit:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest] 
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
-        with:
-          java-version: 11
-          distribution: adopt
-      - name: Run Gradle
-        run: |
-          ./gradlew javadoc precommit --parallel
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version.yml b/.github/workflows/version.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d1b5e90484ec4..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/version.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-name: Increment Version
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - '*.*.*'
-
-permissions: {}
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: GitHub App token
-        id: github_app_token
-        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1.5.0
-        with:
-          app_id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
-          private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          installation_id: 22958780
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Fetch Tag and Version Information
-        run: |
-          TAG=$(echo "${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}")
-          CURRENT_VERSION_ARRAY=($(echo "$TAG" | tr . '\n'))
-          BASE=$(IFS=. ; echo "${CURRENT_VERSION_ARRAY[*]:0:2}")
-          BASE_X=$(IFS=. ; echo "${CURRENT_VERSION_ARRAY[*]:0:1}.x")
-          CURRENT_VERSION=$(IFS=. ; echo "${CURRENT_VERSION_ARRAY[*]:0:3}")
-          CURRENT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE=$(IFS=_ ; echo "V_${CURRENT_VERSION_ARRAY[*]:0:3}")
-          CURRENT_VERSION_ARRAY[2]=$((CURRENT_VERSION_ARRAY[2]+1))
-          NEXT_VERSION=$(IFS=. ; echo "${CURRENT_VERSION_ARRAY[*]:0:3}")
-          NEXT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE=$(IFS=_ ; echo "V_${CURRENT_VERSION_ARRAY[*]:0:3}")
-          NEXT_VERSION_ID=$(IFS=0 ; echo "${CURRENT_VERSION_ARRAY[*]:0:3}99")
-          echo "TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "BASE=$BASE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "BASE_X=$BASE_X" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "CURRENT_VERSION=$CURRENT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "CURRENT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE=$CURRENT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "NEXT_VERSION=$NEXT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "NEXT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE=$NEXT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "NEXT_VERSION_ID=$NEXT_VERSION_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ env.BASE }}
-          token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
-
-      - name: Increment Patch Version
-        run: |
-          echo Incrementing $CURRENT_VERSION to $NEXT_VERSION
-          echo "  - \"$CURRENT_VERSION\"" >> .ci/bwcVersions
-          sed -i "s/opensearch        = $CURRENT_VERSION/opensearch        = $NEXT_VERSION/g" buildSrc/version.properties
-          echo Adding $NEXT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE after $CURRENT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE
-          sed -i "s/public static final Version $CURRENT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE = new Version(\([[:digit:]]\+\)\(.*\));/\0\n    public static final Version $NEXT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE = new Version($NEXT_VERSION_ID\2);/g" server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
-          sed -i "s/CURRENT = $CURRENT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE;/CURRENT = $NEXT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE;/g" server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
-
-      - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
-          base: ${{ env.BASE }}
-          branch: 'create-pull-request/patch-${{ env.BASE }}'
-          commit-message: Incremented version to ${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}
-          signoff: true
-          delete-branch: true
-          labels: |
-            autocut
-          title: '[AUTO] Incremented version to ${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}.'
-          body: |
-            I've noticed that a new tag ${{ env.TAG }} was pushed, and incremented the version from ${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }} to ${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}.
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ env.BASE_X }}
-          token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
-
-      - name: Add bwc version to .X branch
-        run: |
-          echo Adding bwc version $NEXT_VERSION after $CURRENT_VERSION
-          sed -i "s/- \"$CURRENT_VERSION\"/\0\n  - \"$NEXT_VERSION\"/g" .ci/bwcVersions
-          echo Adding $NEXT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE after $CURRENT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE
-          sed -i "s/public static final Version $CURRENT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE = new Version(\([[:digit:]]\+\)\(.*\));/\0\n    public static final Version $NEXT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE = new Version($NEXT_VERSION_ID\2);/g" server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
-
-      - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
-          base: ${{ env.BASE_X }}
-          branch: 'create-pull-request/patch-${{ env.BASE_X }}'
-          commit-message: Added bwc version ${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}
-          signoff: true
-          delete-branch: true
-          labels: |
-            autocut
-          title: '[AUTO] [${{ env.BASE_X }}] Added bwc version ${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}.'
-          body: |
-            I've noticed that a new tag ${{ env.TAG }} was pushed, and added a bwc version ${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}.
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          ref: main
-          token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
-
-      - name: Add bwc version to main branch
-        run: |
-          echo Adding bwc version $NEXT_VERSION after $CURRENT_VERSION
-          sed -i "s/- \"$CURRENT_VERSION\"/\0\n  - \"$NEXT_VERSION\"/g" .ci/bwcVersions
-          echo Adding $NEXT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE after $CURRENT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE
-          sed -i "s/public static final Version $CURRENT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE = new Version(\([[:digit:]]\+\)\(.*\));/\0\n    public static final Version $NEXT_VERSION_UNDERSCORE = new Version($NEXT_VERSION_ID\2);/g" server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
-
-      - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ steps.github_app_token.outputs.token }}
-          base: main
-          branch: 'create-pull-request/patch-main'
-          commit-message: Added bwc version ${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}
-          signoff: true
-          delete-branch: true
-          labels: |
-            autocut
-          title: '[AUTO] [main] Added bwc version ${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}.'
-          body: |
-            I've noticed that a new tag ${{ env.TAG }} was pushed, and added a bwc version ${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wrapper.yml b/.github/workflows/wrapper.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c3e0aae98cde2..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/wrapper.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-name: Validate Gradle Wrapper
-on: [pull_request]
-
-jobs:
-  validate:
-    name: Validate
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1