diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 4a257534..29053c40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -10,28 +10,60 @@ on:
 
 # We build for all combinations but run tests only on one combination (linux & latest java)
 jobs:
-  build:
-    continue-on-error: true
+  Get-CI-Image-Tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      ci-image-version-linux: ${{ steps.step-ci-image-version-linux.outputs.ci-image-version-linux }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Install crane
+        uses: iarekylew00t/crane-installer@v1
+        with:
+          crane-release: v0.15.2
+      - name: Checkout opensearch-build repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          repository: 'opensearch-project/opensearch-build'
+          ref: 'main'
+          path: 'opensearch-build'
+      - name: Get ci image version from opensearch-build repository scripts
+        id: step-ci-image-version-linux
+        run: |
+          crane version
+          CI_IMAGE_VERSION=`opensearch-build/docker/ci/get-ci-images.sh -p centos7 -u opensearch -t build | head -1`
+          echo $CI_IMAGE_VERSION
+          echo "ci-image-version-linux=$CI_IMAGE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  Build-Test-CCR-Linux:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java:
-          - 11
-          - 17
-    # Job name
-    name: Run integration tests on linux with Java ${{ matrix.java }}
+        java: [11, 17]
+
+    name: Build and Test CCR Plugin on Linux
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: Get-CI-Image-Tag
+    container:
+      # using the same image which is used by opensearch-build team to build the OpenSearch Distribution
+      # this image tag is subject to change as more dependencies and updates will arrive over time
+      image: ${{ needs.Get-CI-Image-Tag.outputs.ci-image-version-linux }}
+      # need to switch to root so that github actions can install runner binary on container without permission issues.
+      options: --user root
+
     steps:
-      # This step uses the setup-java Github action: https://github.com/actions/setup-java
-      - name: Set Up JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
+      - name: Checkout CCR
+        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Setup Java ${{ matrix.java }}
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-      # This step uses the checkout Github action: https://github.com/actions/checkout
-      - name: Checkout Branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Build and run Replication tests
+
+      - name: Run build
+        # switching the user, as OpenSearch cluster can only be started as root/Administrator on linux-deb/linux-rpm/windows-zip.
         run: |
-          ./gradlew --refresh-dependencies clean release -D"build.snapshot=true"
+          chown -R opensearch.opensearch `pwd`
+          su opensearch -c "whoami && java -version && ./gradlew --refresh-dependencies clean release -D"build.snapshot=true"
       - name: Upload failed logs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         if: failure()
@@ -45,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p cross-cluster-replication-artifacts
           cp ./build/distributions/*.zip cross-cluster-replication-artifacts
-      - name: Uploads coverage
+      - name: Upload Coverage Report
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 2
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.2.1
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7994cd99..74d1bff2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         # switching the user, as OpenSearch cluster can only be started as root/Administrator on linux-deb/linux-rpm/windows-zip.
         run: |
           chown -R opensearch.opensearch `pwd`
-          su opensearch -c "whoami && java -version && ./gradlew build"
+          su opensearch -c "whoami && java -version && ./gradlew --refresh-dependencies clean release -D"build.snapshot=true" -x test -x IntegTest"
 
       - name: Upload Coverage Report
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1