diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c855bc04f1..0b9bc944f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     - run: |
         echo "Running backwards compatibility tests ..."
         security_plugin_version_no_snapshot=$(./gradlew properties -q | grep -E '^version:' | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/-SNAPSHOT//g')
-        bwc_version=2.4.0
+        bwc_version=2.6.0
         cp -r build/ ./bwc-test/
         mkdir ./bwc-test/src/test/resources/security_plugin_version_no_snapshot
         cp build/distributions/opensearch-security-${security_plugin_version_no_snapshot}.zip ./bwc-test/src/test/resources/${security_plugin_version_no_snapshot}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml b/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml
index d8838f6488..3fd261bcb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Plugin Install
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 env:
-  OPENSEARCH_VERSION: 2.6.0
+  OPENSEARCH_VERSION: 2.7.0
   PLUGIN_NAME: opensearch-security
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 47d6a69adc..778c966ef4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import org.opensearch.gradle.test.RestIntegTestTask
 
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "2.6.0-SNAPSHOT")
+        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "2.7.0-SNAPSHOT")
         isSnapshot = "true" == System.getProperty("build.snapshot", "true")
         buildVersionQualifier = System.getProperty("build.version_qualifier", "")
 
diff --git a/bwc-test/build.gradle b/bwc-test/build.gradle
index 4af227aa19..f9f8bd9e32 100644
--- a/bwc-test/build.gradle
+++ b/bwc-test/build.gradle
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ext {
 
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "2.6.0-SNAPSHOT")
+        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "2.7.0-SNAPSHOT")
         opensearch_group = "org.opensearch"
     }
     repositories {
@@ -73,16 +73,16 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "org.opensearch.test:framework:${opensearch_version}"
 }
 
-String bwcVersion = "2.4.0.0";
+String bwcVersion = "2.6.0.0";
 String baseName = "securityBwcCluster"
 String bwcFilePath = "src/test/resources/"
-String projectVersion = "2.6.0.0"
+String projectVersion = "2.7.0.0"
 
 2.times {i ->
     testClusters {
         "${baseName}$i" {
             testDistribution = "ARCHIVE"
-            versions = ["2.4.0","2.6.0"]
+            versions = ["2.6.0","2.7.0"]
             numberOfNodes = 3
             plugin(provider(new Callable<RegularFile>() {
                 @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/support/ConfigHelper.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/support/ConfigHelper.java
index 23f93e3672..5d9b36192e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/support/ConfigHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/support/ConfigHelper.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.action.support.WriteRequest.RefreshPolicy;
 import org.opensearch.client.Client;
 import org.opensearch.common.bytes.BytesReference;
+import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.MediaType;
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.NamedXContentRegistry;
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentFactory;
@@ -116,11 +117,11 @@ public static String createEmptySdcYaml(CType cType, int configVersion) throws E
         return DefaultObjectMapper.YAML_MAPPER.writeValueAsString(createEmptySdc(cType, configVersion));
     }
 
-    public static BytesReference readXContent(final Reader reader, final XContentType xContentType) throws IOException {
+    public static BytesReference readXContent(final Reader reader, final MediaType mediaType) throws IOException {
         BytesReference retVal;
         XContentParser parser = null;
         try {
-            parser = XContentFactory.xContent(xContentType).createParser(NamedXContentRegistry.EMPTY, THROW_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION, reader);
+            parser = XContentFactory.xContent(mediaType).createParser(NamedXContentRegistry.EMPTY, THROW_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION, reader);
             parser.nextToken();
             final XContentBuilder builder = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder();
             builder.copyCurrentStructure(parser);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/SecurityAdmin.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/SecurityAdmin.java
index dfc95a7436..cfc8f0c267 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/SecurityAdmin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/SecurityAdmin.java
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.common.collect.Tuple;
 import org.opensearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.opensearch.common.unit.TimeValue;
+import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.MediaType;
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.NamedXContentRegistry;
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentFactory;
@@ -937,11 +938,11 @@ private static boolean retrieveFile(final RestHighLevelClient restHighLevelClien
         return false;
     }
 
-    private static BytesReference readXContent(final String content, final XContentType xContentType) throws IOException {
+    private static BytesReference readXContent(final String content, final MediaType mediaType) throws IOException {
         BytesReference retVal;
         XContentParser parser = null;
         try {
-            parser = XContentFactory.xContent(xContentType).createParser(NamedXContentRegistry.EMPTY, THROW_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION, content);
+            parser = XContentFactory.xContent(mediaType).createParser(NamedXContentRegistry.EMPTY, THROW_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION, content);
             parser.nextToken();
             final XContentBuilder builder = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder();
             builder.copyCurrentStructure(parser);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/auditlog/sink/KafkaSinkTest.java b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/auditlog/sink/KafkaSinkTest.java
index ea9ce18e3d..b074dd2b62 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/auditlog/sink/KafkaSinkTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/auditlog/sink/KafkaSinkTest.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public void after() {
     public void testKafka() throws Exception {
         String configYml = FileHelper.loadFile("auditlog/endpoints/sink/configuration_kafka.yml");
         configYml = configYml.replace("_RPLC_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_",embeddedKafka.getEmbeddedKafka().getBrokersAsString());
-        Settings.Builder settingsBuilder = Settings.builder().loadFromSource(configYml, YamlXContent.yamlXContent.type());
+        Settings.Builder settingsBuilder = Settings.builder().loadFromSource(configYml, YamlXContent.yamlXContent.mediaType());
         try(KafkaConsumer<Long, String> consumer = createConsumer()) {
             consumer.subscribe(Arrays.asList("compliance"));