diff --git a/opensearch-observability/build.gradle b/opensearch-observability/build.gradle
index a97b94e57..2ab7ae768 100644
--- a/opensearch-observability/build.gradle
+++ b/opensearch-observability/build.gradle
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test:${kotlin_version}"
     testImplementation "com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2:mockito-kotlin:2.2.0"
     testCompile "org.mockito:mockito-core:3.12.4"
-    testCompile "com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.6"
+    testCompile "com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9"
 
     ktlint "com.pinterest:ktlint:0.41.0"
 }
diff --git a/release-notes/opensearch-trace-analytics.release-notes-1.2.2.md b/release-notes/opensearch-trace-analytics.release-notes-1.2.2.md
index 181b01611..16a6d4f0a 100644
--- a/release-notes/opensearch-trace-analytics.release-notes-1.2.2.md
+++ b/release-notes/opensearch-trace-analytics.release-notes-1.2.2.md
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 Compatible with OpenSearch Version 1.2.2 and OpenSearch Dashboards Version 1.2.0
 
 ### Maintenance
-* Bump observability version for OpenSearch 1.2.2 release [#346](https://github.com/opensearch-project/observability/pull/346)
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+* Bump observability version for OpenSearch 1.2.2 release [#346](https://github.com/opensearch-project/observability/pull/346)
+