diff --git a/common/client.go b/common/client.go
index 116ee0e4f6..ff02e129d1 100644
--- a/common/client.go
+++ b/common/client.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ func getHomeFolder() string {
 func DefaultConfigProvider() ConfigurationProvider {
 	defaultConfigFile := getDefaultConfigFilePath()
 	homeFolder := getHomeFolder()
-	secondaryConfigFile := path.Join(homeFolder, secondaryConfigDirName, defaultConfigFileName)
+	secondaryConfigFile := filepath.Join(homeFolder, secondaryConfigDirName, defaultConfigFileName)
 
 	defaultFileProvider, _ := ConfigurationProviderFromFile(defaultConfigFile, "")
 	secondaryFileProvider, _ := ConfigurationProviderFromFile(secondaryConfigFile, "")
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ func DefaultConfigProvider() ConfigurationProvider {
 
 func getDefaultConfigFilePath() string {
 	homeFolder := getHomeFolder()
-	defaultConfigFile := path.Join(homeFolder, defaultConfigDirName, defaultConfigFileName)
+	defaultConfigFile := filepath.Join(homeFolder, defaultConfigDirName, defaultConfigFileName)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(defaultConfigFile); err == nil {
 		return defaultConfigFile
 	}
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ func setRawPath(u *url.URL) error {
 func CustomProfileConfigProvider(customConfigPath string, profile string) ConfigurationProvider {
 	homeFolder := getHomeFolder()
 	if customConfigPath == "" {
-		customConfigPath = path.Join(homeFolder, defaultConfigDirName, defaultConfigFileName)
+		customConfigPath = filepath.Join(homeFolder, defaultConfigDirName, defaultConfigFileName)
 	}
 	customFileProvider, _ := ConfigurationProviderFromFileWithProfile(customConfigPath, profile, "")
 	defaultFileProvider, _ := ConfigurationProviderFromFileWithProfile(customConfigPath, "DEFAULT", "")
diff --git a/common/common.go b/common/common.go
index 6061c1a2d9..079ee17970 100644
--- a/common/common.go
+++ b/common/common.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func setRegionMetadataFromCfgFile(region *string) bool {
 	// Mark readCfgFile Flag as false since it has already been visited.
 	readCfgFile = false
 	homeFolder := getHomeFolder()
-	configFile := path.Join(homeFolder, regionMetadataCfgDirName, regionMetadataCfgFileName)
+	configFile := filepath.Join(homeFolder, regionMetadataCfgDirName, regionMetadataCfgFileName)
 	if jsonArr, ok := readAndParseConfigFile(&configFile); ok {
 		added := false
 		for _, jsonItem := range jsonArr {
diff --git a/common/common_test.go b/common/common_test.go
index 64ec8dc564..b9406eea84 100644
--- a/common/common_test.go
+++ b/common/common_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ func TestStringToRegion(t *testing.T) {
 		"regionIdentifier" : "us-testregion-3"
 	}
 ]`
-	tmpLocation := path.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci", "regions-config.json")
-	tmpPath := path.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci")
+	tmpLocation := filepath.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci", "regions-config.json")
+	tmpPath := filepath.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci")
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(tmpPath); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		if err := os.Mkdir(tmpPath, 0777); err != nil {
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ func TestSetRegionMetadataFromCfgFileWithNormalRegionName(t *testing.T) {
 		"regionIdentifier" : "us-testregion-3"
 	}
 ]`
-	tmpLocation := path.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci", "regions-config.json")
-	tmpPath := path.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci")
+	tmpLocation := filepath.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci", "regions-config.json")
+	tmpPath := filepath.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci")
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(tmpPath); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		if err := os.Mkdir(tmpPath, 0777); err != nil {
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ func TestSetRegionMetadataFromCfgFileWithShortRegionName(t *testing.T) {
 		"regionIdentifier" : "us-testregion-3"
 	}
 ]`
-	tmpLocation := path.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci", "regions-config.json")
-	tmpPath := path.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci")
+	tmpLocation := filepath.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci", "regions-config.json")
+	tmpPath := filepath.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci")
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(tmpPath); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		if err := os.Mkdir(tmpPath, 0777); err != nil {
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ func TestSetRegionMetadataFromCfgFileWithShortRegionName(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSetRegionMetadataFromCfgFileWithInvalidFileContent(t *testing.T) {
 	fileContent := ""
-	tmpLocation := path.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci", "regions-config.json")
+	tmpLocation := filepath.Join(getHomeFolder(), ".oci", "regions-config.json")
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(tmpLocation); err == nil || os.IsExist(err) {
 		os.Remove(tmpLocation)
diff --git a/common/configuration.go b/common/configuration.go
index 2989598a43..4176535cd1 100644
--- a/common/configuration.go
+++ b/common/configuration.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -380,12 +380,12 @@ func parseConfigAtLine(start int, content []string) (info *configFileInfo, err e
 
 // cleans and expands the path if it contains a tilde , returns the expanded path or the input path as is if not expansion
 // was performed
-func expandPath(filepath string) (expandedPath string) {
-	cleanedPath := path.Clean(filepath)
+func expandPath(filename string) (expandedPath string) {
+	cleanedPath := filepath.Clean(filename)
 	expandedPath = cleanedPath
 	if strings.HasPrefix(cleanedPath, "~") {
 		rest := cleanedPath[2:]
-		expandedPath = path.Join(getHomeFolder(), rest)
+		expandedPath = filepath.Join(getHomeFolder(), rest)
 	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/common/configuration_test.go b/common/configuration_test.go
index 7281739c7d..d1e6f4fecb 100644
--- a/common/configuration_test.go
+++ b/common/configuration_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ compartment = somecompartment
 region=someregion
 `
 
-	tmpKeyLocation := path.Join(getHomeFolder(), "testKey")
+	tmpKeyLocation := filepath.Join(getHomeFolder(), "testKey")
 	e := ioutil.WriteFile(tmpKeyLocation, []byte(testEncryptedPrivateKeyConf), 777)
 	if e != nil {
 		assert.FailNow(t, e.Error())
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ func TestExpandPath(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:         "should expand tilde and return appended home dir",
 			inPath:       "~/somepath",
-			expectedPath: path.Join(home, "somepath"),
+			expectedPath: filepath.Join(home, "somepath"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:         "should not do anything",
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ func TestExpandPath(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:         "should replace one tilde only",
 			inPath:       "~/~/some/path",
-			expectedPath: path.Join(home, "~/some/path"),
+			expectedPath: filepath.Join(home, "~/some/path"),
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tio := range testIO {
diff --git a/example/example_objectstorage_test.go b/example/example_objectstorage_test.go
index 8cac6e9cc1..72c0a69e92 100644
--- a/example/example_objectstorage_test.go
+++ b/example/example_objectstorage_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/oracle/oci-go-sdk/v65/common"
 	"github.com/oracle/oci-go-sdk/v65/example/helpers"
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ func ExampleObjectStorage_UploadFile() {
 	defer deleteBucket(ctx, c, namespace, bname)
 
 	contentlen := 1024 * 1000
-	filepath, filesize := helpers.WriteTempFileOfSize(int64(contentlen))
-	filename := path.Base(filepath)
+	fpath, filesize := helpers.WriteTempFileOfSize(int64(contentlen))
+	filename := filepath.Base(fpath)
 	defer func() {
 		os.Remove(filename)
 	}()
 
-	file, e := os.Open(filepath)
+	file, e := os.Open(fpath)
 	defer file.Close()
 	helpers.FatalIfError(e)
 
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func ExampleObjectStorage_UploadManager_UploadFile() {
 	defer deleteBucket(ctx, c, namespace, bname)
 
 	contentlen := 1024 * 1024 * 300 // 300MB
-	filepath, _ := helpers.WriteTempFileOfSize(int64(contentlen))
-	filename := path.Base(filepath)
+	fpath, _ := helpers.WriteTempFileOfSize(int64(contentlen))
+	filename := filepath.Base(fpath)
 	defer os.Remove(filename)
 
 	uploadManager := transfer.NewUploadManager()
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func ExampleObjectStorage_UploadManager_UploadFile() {
 			ObjectStorageClient:                 &c,
 			EnableMultipartChecksumVerification: common.Bool(true),
 		},
-		FilePath: filepath,
+		FilePath: fpath,
 	}
 
 	// if you want to overwrite default value, you can do it
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ func ExampleObjectStorage_UploadManager_Stream() {
 	defer deleteBucket(ctx, c, namespace, bname)
 
 	contentlen := 1024 * 1000 * 130 // 130MB
-	filepath, _ := helpers.WriteTempFileOfSize(int64(contentlen))
-	filename := path.Base(filepath)
+	fpath, _ := helpers.WriteTempFileOfSize(int64(contentlen))
+	filename := filepath.Base(fpath)
 	defer func() {
 		os.Remove(filename)
 	}()
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func ExampleObjectStorage_UploadManager_Stream() {
 	uploadManager := transfer.NewUploadManager()
 	objectName := "sampleStreamUploadObj"
 
-	file, _ := os.Open(filepath)
+	file, _ := os.Open(fpath)
 	defer file.Close()
 
 	req := transfer.UploadStreamRequest{
diff --git a/objectstorage/transfer/multipart_manifest_test.go b/objectstorage/transfer/multipart_manifest_test.go
index 01971d0a87..3a2f72a2a9 100644
--- a/objectstorage/transfer/multipart_manifest_test.go
+++ b/objectstorage/transfer/multipart_manifest_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package transfer
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/oracle/oci-go-sdk/v65/example/helpers"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestSplitFileParts(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, testData.expectedLastPartSize, parts[len(parts)-1].size)
 
 		file.Close()
-		os.Remove(path.Base(filePath))
+		os.Remove(filepath.Base(filePath))
 		close(done)
 	}
 }