diff --git a/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md b/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
index d668c9618..e89c7f3d3 100644
--- a/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
+++ b/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   - [Getting Started](#getting-started)
     - [Git Clone OpenSearch Go Client Repository](#git-clone-opensearch-go-client-repository)
     - [Install Prerequisites](#install-prerequisites)
-      - [Go 1.20](#go-120)
+      - [Go 1.21](#go-121)
       - [Docker](#docker)
       - [Windows](#windows)
     - [Unit Testing](#unit-testing)
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ Fork [opensearch-project/opensearch-go](https://github.com/opensearch-project/op
 
 ### Install Prerequisites
 
-#### Go 1.20
+#### Go 1.21
 
-OpenSearch Go Client builds using [Go](https://go.dev/doc/install) 1.20 at a minimum.
+OpenSearch Go Client builds using [Go](https://go.dev/doc/install) 1.21 at a minimum.
 
 #### Docker
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d22458194..281fe2e3a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 module github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-go/v3
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.50.36
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.26.1
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.27.7
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
-	github.com/wI2L/jsondiff v0.4.0
+	github.com/wI2L/jsondiff v0.5.1
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d
 )
 
@@ -26,5 +26,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.0 // indirect
+	github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6acd0090a..8578c4ac6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -38,8 +38,17 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZN
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsTg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
-github.com/wI2L/jsondiff v0.4.0 h1:iP56F9tK83eiLttg3YdmEENtZnwlYd3ezEpNNnfZVyM=
-github.com/wI2L/jsondiff v0.4.0/go.mod h1:nR/vyy1efuDeAtMwc3AF6nZf/2LD1ID8GTyyJ+K8YB0=
+github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.14.2/go.mod h1:/wbyibRr2FHMks5tjHJ5F8dMZh3AcwJEMf5vlfC0lxk=
+github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.0 h1:/Jocvlh98kcTfpN2+JzGQWQcqrPQwDrVEMApx/M5ZwM=
+github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.0/go.mod h1:/wbyibRr2FHMks5tjHJ5F8dMZh3AcwJEMf5vlfC0lxk=
+github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1 h1:+Ho715JplO36QYgwN9PGYNhgZvoUSc9X2c80KVTi+GA=
+github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1/go.mod h1:eRSPERbgtNPcGhD8UCthc6PmLEQXEWd3PRB5JTxsfmM=
+github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 h1:RWIZEg2iJ8/g6fDDYzMpobmaoGh5OLl4AXtGUGPcqCs=
+github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0/go.mod h1:ITEVvHYasfjBbM0u2Pg8T2nJnzm8xPwvNhhsoaGGjNU=
+github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5 h1:kLy8mja+1c9jlljvWTlSazM7cKDRfJuR/bOJhcY5NcY=
+github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5/go.mod h1:Fvgq9kS/6ociJEDnK0Fk1cpYF4FIW6ZF7LAe+6jwd28=
+github.com/wI2L/jsondiff v0.5.1 h1:xS4zYUspH4U3IB0Lwo9+jv+MSRJSWMF87Y4BpDbFMHo=
+github.com/wI2L/jsondiff v0.5.1/go.mod h1:qqG6hnK0Lsrz2BpIVCxWiK9ItsBCpIZQiv0izJjOZ9s=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d h1:jtJma62tbqLibJ5sFQz8bKtEM8rJBtfilJ2qTU199MI=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d/go.mod h1:ldy0pHrwJyGW56pPQzzkH36rKxoZW1tw7ZJpeKx+hdo=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
diff --git a/opensearch_integration_test.go b/opensearch_integration_test.go
index 5fc1a6675..eea817e86 100644
--- a/opensearch_integration_test.go
+++ b/opensearch_integration_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ package opensearch_test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -41,6 +40,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	"github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-go/v3"
 	ostest "github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-go/v3/internal/test"
 	"github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-go/v3/opensearchapi"