diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2b49371fa..fc02dbde5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and Test
         run: |
           chown -R 1000:1000 `pwd`
-          su `id -un 1000` -c "whoami && java -version && ./gradlew build"
+          su `id -un 1000` -c "whoami && java -version && ./gradlew build --refresh-dependencies"
 
       - name: Create Artifact Path
         run: |
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and Test
         working-directory: ${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}
-        run: ./gradlew build ${{ env.BUILD_ARGS }}
+        run: ./gradlew build --refresh-dependencies ${{ env.BUILD_ARGS }}
         env:
           _JAVA_OPTIONS: ${{ matrix.os_java_options }}
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b77bd397e..3ac370874 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import org.opensearch.gradle.test.RestIntegTestTask
 
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "2.18.0-SNAPSHOT")
+        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "2.19.0-SNAPSHOT")
         isSnapshot = "true" == System.getProperty("build.snapshot", "true")
         buildVersionQualifier = System.getProperty("build.version_qualifier", "")
         version_tokens = opensearch_version.tokenize('-')