diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index a3119089..d3de6258 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This should match the owning team set up in https://github.com/orgs/opensearch-project/teams
-*   @pjfitzgibbons @ps48 @kavithacm @derek-ho @joshuali925 @dai-chen @YANG-DB @rupal-bq @mengweieric @vamsi-amazon @swiddis @penghuo @seankao-az
\ No newline at end of file
+*   @pjfitzgibbons @ps48 @kavithacm @derek-ho @joshuali925 @dai-chen @YANG-DB @rupal-bq @mengweieric @vamsi-amazon @swiddis @penghuo @seankao-az @anirudha
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index 2d59162c..5c83ae73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - '1.3'
-      - 2.x
+      - 1.*
+      - 2.*
 
 jobs:
   build-and-publish-snapshots:
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ jobs:
           export SONATYPE_PASSWORD=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id maven-snapshots-password --query SecretString --output text)
           echo "::add-mask::$SONATYPE_USERNAME"
           echo "::add-mask::$SONATYPE_PASSWORD"
-          ./gradlew publishPluginZipPublicationToSnapshotsRepository
\ No newline at end of file
+          ./gradlew publishPluginZipPublicationToSnapshotsRepository
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
index ad5aad7c..f07ff16d 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.md
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ This document contains a list of maintainers in this repo. See [opensearch-proje
 | Vamsi Manohar     | [vamsi-amazon](https://github.com/vamsi-amazon)   | Amazon      |
 | Peng Huo          | [penghuo](https://github.com/penghuo)             | Amazon      |
 | Sean Kao          | [seankao-az](https://github.com/seankao-az)       | Amazon      |
+| Anirudha Jadhav   | [anirudha](https://github.com/anirudha)           | Amazon      |
 
 
 ## Emeritus Maintainers
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ This document contains a list of maintainers in this repo. See [opensearch-proje
 | Maintainer        | GitHub ID                                               | Affiliation |
 | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
 | Charlotte Henkle  | [CEHENKLE](https://github.com/CEHENKLE)                 | Amazon      |
-| Anirudha Jadhav   | [anirudha](https://github.com/anirudha)                 | Amazon      |
 | Nick Knize        | [nknize](https://github.com/nknize)                     | Amazon      |
 | David Cui         | [davidcui1225](https://github.com/davidcui1225)         | Amazon      |
 | Eugene Lee        | [eugenesk24](https://github.com/eugenesk24)             | Amazon      |
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 85e15c09..36b0352c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -325,12 +325,12 @@ testClusters.integTest {
 }
 
 // For job-scheduler and reports-scheduler, the latest opensearch releases appear to be 1.1.0.0.
-String baseVersion = "2.8.0"
+String baseVersion = "2.9.0"
 String bwcVersion = baseVersion + ".0"
 String baseName = "reportsSchedulerBwcCluster"
 String bwcFilePath = "src/test/resources/bwc"
-String bwcJobSchedulerURL = "https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=snapshots&g=org.opensearch.plugin&a=opensearch-reports-scheduler&v=$bwcVersion-SNAPSHOT&p=zip"
-String bwcReportsSchedulerURL = "https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=snapshots&g=org.opensearch.plugin&a=opensearch-job-scheduler&v=$bwcVersion-SNAPSHOT&p=zip"
+String bwcJobSchedulerURL = "https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=snapshots&g=org.opensearch.plugin&a=opensearch-job-scheduler&v=$bwcVersion-SNAPSHOT&p=zip"
+String bwcReportsSchedulerURL = "https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=snapshots&g=org.opensearch.plugin&a=opensearch-reports-scheduler&v=$bwcVersion-SNAPSHOT&p=zip"
 
 2.times {i ->
     testClusters {
diff --git a/release-notes/opensearch-reporting.release-notes-2.8.0.0.md b/release-notes/opensearch-reporting.release-notes-2.8.0.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7eb3d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/opensearch-reporting.release-notes-2.8.0.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+## Version 2.8.0.0 Release Notes
+
+Compatible with OpenSearch 2.8.0
+
+### Bug Fixes
+* Update json version to 20230227 ([#692](https://github.com/opensearch-project/reporting/pull/692))
+* Update Gradle Wrapper to 7.6.1 ([#695](https://github.com/opensearch-project/reporting/pull/695))
+* Removing guava dependency to fix jarhell ([#709](https://github.com/opensearch-project/reporting/pull/709))
+
+### Maintenance
+* Increment version to 2.8.0-SNAPSHOT ([#688](https://github.com/opensearch-project/reporting/pull/688))
diff --git a/release-notes/opensearch-reporting.release-notes-2.9.0.0.md b/release-notes/opensearch-reporting.release-notes-2.9.0.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbb57bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/opensearch-reporting.release-notes-2.9.0.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+## Version 2.9.0.0 Release Notes
+
+Compatible with OpenSearch 2.9.0
+
+### Bug Fixes
+* Removing guava dependency to fix jarhell ([#709](https://github.com/opensearch-project/reporting/pull/709))
+
+### Maintenance
+* Increment version to 2.9.0-SNAPSHOT ([#712](https://github.com/opensearch-project/reporting/pull/712))