diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress-test.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress-test.yml
index e4f1f40d83..f19c1b9f9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress-test.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ env:
   START_CMD: 'node ../scripts/opensearch_dashboards --dev --no-base-path --no-watch --opensearch_security.multitenancy.enable_aggregation_view=true'
   OPENSEARCH_SNAPSHOT_CMD: 'node ../scripts/opensearch snapshot'
   SPEC: 'cypress/integration/plugins/security-dashboards-plugin/aggregation_view.js,'
-  OPENSEARCH_VERSION: 2.7.0
+  OPENSEARCH_VERSION: 2.8.0
   PLUGIN_NAME: opensearch-security
-  PLUGIN_VERSION: 2.7.0.0
+  PLUGIN_VERSION: 2.8.0.0
 
 jobs:
   tests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
index 3ef55878ec..8d04880334 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 env:
   TEST_BROWSER_HEADLESS: 1
   CI: 1
-  OPENSEARCH_VERSION: 2.7.0
+  OPENSEARCH_VERSION: 2.8.0
   PLUGIN_NAME: opensearch-security
-  PLUGIN_VERSION: 2.7.0.0
+  PLUGIN_VERSION: 2.8.0.0
 
 jobs:
   tests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerequisite-test.yml b/.github/workflows/prerequisite-test.yml
index c3caa1501c..ec47f9075a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prerequisite-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerequisite-test.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check for the existence of the OpenSearch Security Plugin artifact
         env:
-          opensearch_version: 2.5.0
-          opensearch_security_plugin_version: 2.5.0.0
+          opensearch_version: 2.8.0
+          opensearch_security_plugin_version: 2.8.0.0
         run: wget -S --spider https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch/${opensearch_version}/latest/linux/x64/tar/builds/opensearch/plugins/opensearch-security-${opensearch_security_plugin_version}.zip || (echo "Please make sure security plugin has been bumped to the same version and added to manifest." && exit 1)
diff --git a/opensearch_dashboards.json b/opensearch_dashboards.json
index 8300a0accd..3b7a74603e 100644
--- a/opensearch_dashboards.json
+++ b/opensearch_dashboards.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "securityDashboards",
-  "version": "2.7.0.0",
-  "opensearchDashboardsVersion": "2.7.0",
+  "version": "2.8.0.0",
+  "opensearchDashboardsVersion": "2.8.0",
   "configPath": ["opensearch_security"],
   "requiredPlugins": ["navigation", "savedObjectsManagement"],
   "server": true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b9de443d9..df4f037149 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "opensearch-security-dashboards",
-  "version": "2.7.0.0",
+  "version": "2.8.0.0",
   "main": "target/plugins/opensearch_security_dashboards",
   "opensearchDashboards": {
-    "version": "2.7.0",
-    "templateVersion": "2.7.0"
+    "version": "2.8.0",
+    "templateVersion": "2.8.0"
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin",
diff --git a/test/jest_integration/multi_tenancy.test.ts b/test/jest_integration/multi_tenancy.test.ts
index adeccda15b..684d552944 100644
--- a/test/jest_integration/multi_tenancy.test.ts
+++ b/test/jest_integration/multi_tenancy.test.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('start OpenSearch Dashboards server', () => {
 
   async function createTestUser(username: string = undefined, password: string = undefined) {
     const testUserName = username || `test_user_${Date.now()}`;
-    const testUserPassword = password || 'Test_123';
+    const testUserPassword = password || 'testUserPassword123';
 
     await createOrUpdateEntityAsAdmin(root, 'internalusers', testUserName, {
       password: testUserPassword,
diff --git a/test/jest_integration/security_entity_api.test.ts b/test/jest_integration/security_entity_api.test.ts
index 6b89d081c7..f28817798f 100644
--- a/test/jest_integration/security_entity_api.test.ts
+++ b/test/jest_integration/security_entity_api.test.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('start OpenSearch Dashboards server', () => {
 
   it('create/get/update/list/delete internal user', async () => {
     const testUsername = `test_user_${Date.now()}`;
-    const testUserPassword = 'Test_123';
+    const testUserPassword = 'testUserPassword123';
 
     const createUserResponse = await createOrUpdateEntityAsAdmin(
       root,
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ describe('start OpenSearch Dashboards server', () => {
 
   it('get account info', async () => {
     const testUsername = `test_user_${Date.now()}`;
-    const testUserPassword = 'Test_123';
+    const testUserPassword = 'testUserPassword123';
 
     await createOrUpdateEntityAsAdmin(root, 'internalusers', testUsername, {
       description: 'test user description',
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ describe('start OpenSearch Dashboards server', () => {
 
   it('self reset password as non-admin', async () => {
     const testUsername = `test_user_${Date.now()}`;
-    const testUserPassword = 'Test_123';
+    const testUserPassword = 'testUserPassword123';
     const readAllRole = 'read_all'; // use predefined "read_all" role
 
     await createOrUpdateEntityAsAdmin(root, 'internalusers', testUsername, {