diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index ad090ae3..5411a218 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Integration testing
 env:
   PROJECT_ROOT: /root/go/src/github.com/infrawatch/sg-core
-  OPSTOOLS_REPO: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infrawatch/sg-core/04dcb34edd2c234b378222d2f9a17e15c0dad936/build/repos/opstools.repo
+  OPENSTACK_REPO: https://trunk.rdoproject.org/centos9-caracal/delorean-deps.repo
 
   QDR_IMAGE: quay.io/interconnectedcloud/qdrouterd:1.17.0
   QDR_VOLUME: "--volume=${{ github.workspace }}/ci/service_configs/qdr:/etc/qpid-dispatch:ro"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ env:
   BRIDGE_IMAGE: quay.io/infrawatch/sg-bridge:latest
   BRIDGE_VOLUME: "--volume=${{ github.workspace }}/tmp:/tmp/sg-bridge:z"
 
-  TEST_IMAGE: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8
+  TEST_IMAGE: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9
   TEST_PORT: "-p 3000:3000"
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       QDR_CHANNEL: collectd/metrics
       BRIDGE_SOCKET: /tmp/sg-bridge/test-socket
-      PROMETHEUS_IMAGE: prom/prometheus:latest
+      PROMETHEUS_IMAGE: quay.io/prometheus/prometheus:latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.3
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.bridge_branch.outcome == 'success'
         run: |
           docker run --name=sgbridge --network host $BRIDGE_VOLUME -d -uroot \
-            -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e BRIDGE_SOCKET -e QDR_CHANNEL -e OPSTOOLS_REPO \
+            -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e BRIDGE_SOCKET -e QDR_CHANNEL -e OPENSTACK_REPO \
             --workdir=$(dirname $BRIDGE_SOCKET) --volume ${{ github.workspace }}:$PROJECT_ROOT:z \
             $TEST_IMAGE bash $PROJECT_ROOT/ci/integration/metrics/run_bridge.sh
       - name: Install collectd
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo collectd -C ci/integration/metrics/collectd/collectd.conf
       - name: Run sg-core to process metrics
         run: |
-          docker run --name=sgcore -d -uroot --network host $BRIDGE_VOLUME -e OPSTOOLS_REPO \
+          docker run --name=sgcore -d -uroot --network host $BRIDGE_VOLUME -e OPENSTACK_REPO \
             --volume ${{ github.workspace }}:$PROJECT_ROOT:z --workdir $PROJECT_ROOT \
             $TEST_IMAGE bash $PROJECT_ROOT/ci/integration/metrics/collectd/run_sg.sh
       - name: Run Prometheus to store metrics
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       QDR_CHANNEL: anycast/ceilometer/metering.sample
       BRIDGE_SOCKET: /tmp/sg-bridge/test-socket
-      PROMETHEUS_IMAGE: prom/prometheus:latest
+      PROMETHEUS_IMAGE: quay.io/prometheus/prometheus:latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.3
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.bridge_branch.outcome == 'success'
         run: |
           docker run --name=sgbridge --network host $BRIDGE_VOLUME -d -uroot \
-            -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e BRIDGE_SOCKET -e QDR_CHANNEL -e OPSTOOLS_REPO \
+            -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e BRIDGE_SOCKET -e QDR_CHANNEL -e OPENSTACK_REPO \
             --workdir=$(dirname $BRIDGE_SOCKET) --volume ${{ github.workspace }}:$PROJECT_ROOT:z \
             $TEST_IMAGE bash $PROJECT_ROOT/ci/integration/metrics/run_bridge.sh
       - name: Set Ceilometer pipelines to QDR output and restart notification agent
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo systemctl restart devstack@ceilometer-anotification.service
       - name: Run sg-core to process metrics
         run: |
-          docker run --name=sgcore -d -uroot --network host $BRIDGE_VOLUME -e OPSTOOLS_REPO \
+          docker run --name=sgcore -d -uroot --network host $BRIDGE_VOLUME -e OPENSTACK_REPO \
             --volume ${{ github.workspace }}:$PROJECT_ROOT:z --workdir $PROJECT_ROOT \
             $TEST_IMAGE bash $PROJECT_ROOT/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/bridge/run_sg.sh
       - name: Run Prometheus to store metrics
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "[metrics] transport: socket(tcp); handler: ceilometer-metrics; application: prometheus"
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     env:
-      PROMETHEUS_IMAGE: prom/prometheus:latest
+      PROMETHEUS_IMAGE: quay.io/prometheus/prometheus:latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.3
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo systemctl restart devstack@ceilometer-anotification.service
       - name: Run sg-core to process metrics
         run: |
-          docker run --name=sgcore -d -uroot --network host $BRIDGE_VOLUME -e OPSTOOLS_REPO \
+          docker run --name=sgcore -d -uroot --network host $BRIDGE_VOLUME -e OPENSTACK_REPO \
             --volume ${{ github.workspace }}:$PROJECT_ROOT:z --workdir $PROJECT_ROOT \
             $TEST_IMAGE bash $PROJECT_ROOT/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/tcp/run_sg.sh
       - name: Run Prometheus to store metrics
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Start sg-bridge with same branch
         if: steps.bridge_branch.outcome == 'success'
         run: |
-          docker run --name=sgbridge $BRIDGE_VOLUME -d -uroot --network host -e OPSTOOLS_REPO \
+          docker run --name=sgbridge $BRIDGE_VOLUME -d -uroot --network host -e OPENSTACK_REPO \
             -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e BRIDGE_SOCKET --workdir=$(dirname $BRIDGE_SOCKET) --volume ${{ github.workspace }}:$PROJECT_ROOT:z \
             $TEST_IMAGE bash $PROJECT_ROOT/ci/integration/logging/run_bridge.sh
       - name: Run rsyslog to produce log messages
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ jobs:
       # run integration tests
       - name: Run sg-core to process log messages
         run: |
-          docker run --name=sgcore -d -uroot --network host $TEST_PORT $BRIDGE_VOLUME -e OPSTOOLS_REPO \
+          docker run --name=sgcore -d -uroot --network host $TEST_PORT $BRIDGE_VOLUME -e OPENSTACK_REPO \
             --volume ${{ github.workspace }}:$PROJECT_ROOT:z --workdir $PROJECT_ROOT \
             $TEST_IMAGE bash $PROJECT_ROOT/ci/integration/logging/run_sg.sh
       - name: sg-core debug output
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a3cef223..e0fab31c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: CI
 env:
   PROJECT_ROOT: /root/go/src/github.com/infrawatch/sg-core
-  OPSTOOLS_REPO: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infrawatch/sg-core/04dcb34edd2c234b378222d2f9a17e15c0dad936/build/repos/opstools.repo
+  OPENSTACK_REPO: https://trunk.rdoproject.org/centos9-caracal/delorean-deps.repo
 
   LOKI_IMAGE: quay.io/infrawatch/loki:2.4.2
   LOKI_VOLUME: "--volume=${{ github.workspace }}/ci/service_configs/loki:/etc/loki:ro"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ env:
   ELASTIC_IMAGE: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.10.2
   ELASTIC_PORT: "-p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300"
 
-  TEST_IMAGE: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8
+  TEST_IMAGE: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9
   COVERALLS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COVERALLS_TOKEN }}
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
@@ -18,24 +18,24 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
   golangci:
     name: Linting
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.21.13'
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.3
       #- name: download libraries
       #  run: go mod download
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6.1.0
         with:
           # Caching conflicts happen in GHA, so just disable for now
           skip-cache: true
           # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
-          version: v1.51
+          version: v1.59.1
   unit-tests:
     name: Unit tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.3
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           docker logs loki
       - name: Run sg-core unit test suite
         run: |
-          docker run --name=testsuite -uroot --network host -e COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN -e OPSTOOLS_REPO \
+          docker run --name=testsuite -uroot --network host -e COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN -e OPENSTACK_REPO \
             --volume ${{ github.workspace }}:$PROJECT_ROOT:z --workdir $PROJECT_ROOT \
             $TEST_IMAGE bash $PROJECT_ROOT/ci/unit/run_tests.sh
       - name: Send coverage
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ jobs:
           path-to-profile: ${{ github.workspace }}/profile.cov
   image-build:
     name: Image build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.21.13'
       - name: Verify image builds
         run: |
           docker build --tag infrawatch/sg-core:latest --file build/Dockerfile .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/updates.yml b/.github/workflows/updates.yml
index 7cad2c5a..406e227e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/updates.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 #        (github.event.issue.author_association == 'CONTRIBUTOR') ||
 #        (github.event.issue.author_association == 'MEMBER')
 #      )
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: update PR with coveralls badge
         uses: actions/github-script@v7.0.1
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index d53d3f01..d4533893 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-run:
-  skip-dirs:
-    - plugins/transport/dummy-alertmanager
-    - plugins/transport/dummy-events
-    - plugins/transport/dummy-metrics
-    - plugins/transport/dummy-logs
-    - plugins/application/print
-    - devenv
 issues:
   exclude-rules:
     - linters:
@@ -21,12 +13,26 @@ issues:
         - staticcheck
       # https://staticcheck.io/docs/checks#SA4008 (The variable in the loop condition never changes, are you incrementing the wrong variable?)
       text: "SA4008:"
-
+    # Don't warn on unused parameters.
+    # Parameter names are useful; replacing them with '_' is undesirable.
+    - linters: [revive]
+      text: 'unused-parameter: parameter \S+ seems to be unused, consider removing or renaming it as _'
+    - linters: [revive]
+      text: 'redefines-builtin-id: redefinition of the built-in function new'
+    - linters: [revive]
+      text: 'redefines-builtin-id: redefinition of the built-in function len'
+  exclude-dirs:
+    - plugins/transport/dummy-alertmanager
+    - plugins/transport/dummy-events
+    - plugins/transport/dummy-metrics
+    - plugins/transport/dummy-logs
+    - plugins/application/print
+    - devenv
 linters:
   disable-all: true
   enable:
     - bodyclose
-    - depguard
+    # - depguard
     - dogsled
     - dupl
     - errcheck
diff --git a/build/Dockerfile b/build/Dockerfile
index c11c13b9..5dc9a706 100644
--- a/build/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # --- build smart gateway ---
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8:latest AS builder
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9:latest AS builder
 ENV GOPATH=/go
 ENV D=/go/src/github.com/infrawatch/sg-core
 
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ WORKDIR $D
 COPY . $D/
 
 # dependencies for qpid-proton-c
-COPY build/repos/opstools.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/opstools.repo
+COPY build/repos/centos9-caracal.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/centos9-caracal.repo
 
 RUN dnf install golang git qpid-proton-c-devel -y --setopt=tsflags=nodocs
-RUN go install golang.org/dl/go1.20@latest && /go/bin/go1.20 download && PRODUCTION_BUILD=false CONTAINER_BUILD=true GOCMD=/go/bin/go1.20 ./build.sh
+RUN go install golang.org/dl/go1.21.13@latest && /go/bin/go1.21.13 download && PRODUCTION_BUILD=false CONTAINER_BUILD=true GOCMD=/go/bin/go1.21.13 ./build.sh
 
 # --- end build, create smart gateway layer ---
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8-minimal:latest
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9-minimal:latest
 
 LABEL io.k8s.display-name="Smart Gateway" \
       io.k8s.description="A component of the Service Telemetry Framework on the server side that ingests data from AMQP 1.x and provides a metrics scrape endpoint for Prometheus, and forwards events to ElasticSearch" \
diff --git a/build/repos/centos9-caracal.repo b/build/repos/centos9-caracal.repo
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f46eff60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/repos/centos9-caracal.repo
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# CentOS 9 OpenStack repos
+
+# Please see https://trunk.rdoproject.org/ and
+# https://trunk.rdoproject.org/centos9-caracal/report.html for more information
+
+[delorean-caracal-testing]
+name=dlrn-caracal-testing
+baseurl=https://trunk.rdoproject.org/centos9-caracal/deps/latest/
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=0
+module_hotfixes=1
+
+[centos9-opstools]
+name=centos9-opstools
+baseurl=http://mirror.stream.centos.org/SIGs/9-stream/opstools/$basearch/collectd-5/
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=0
+module_hotfixes=1
diff --git a/build/repos/opstools.repo b/build/repos/opstools.repo
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d95a92d..00000000
--- a/build/repos/opstools.repo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# CentOS-OpsTools.repo
-#
-# Please see http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/OpsTools for more
-# information
-
-[centos-opstools-testing]
-name=CentOS-OpsTools - testing repo
-baseurl=https://buildlogs.centos.org/centos/$releasever-stream/opstools/$basearch/collectd-5/
-gpgcheck=0
-enabled=0
-
-[centos-opstools]
-name=CentOS-OpsTools - collectd
-#mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?arch=$basearch&release=$releasever-stream&repo=opstools-collectd-5
-baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/$releasever-stream/opstools/$basearch/collectd-5/
-gpgcheck=0
-enabled=1
-skip_if_unavailable=1
-gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-SIG-OpsTools
diff --git a/ci/integration/logging/run_bridge.sh b/ci/integration/logging/run_bridge.sh
index fcd734f3..92915dab 100644
--- a/ci/integration/logging/run_bridge.sh
+++ b/ci/integration/logging/run_bridge.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
-# CI script for UBI8 job
+# CI script for UBI9 job
 # purpose: spawn sg-bridge for message bus connection
 
 set -ex
 
 # enable required repo(s)
-curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo $OPSTOOLS_REPO
-sed -i 's/gpgcheck=1/gpgcheck=0/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo
+curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/centos9-caracal.repo $OPENSTACK_REPO
 
 dnf install -y git gcc make qpid-proton-c-devel redhat-rpm-config
 
diff --git a/ci/integration/logging/run_rsyslog.sh b/ci/integration/logging/run_rsyslog.sh
index fcca70b8..f25e062d 100644
--- a/ci/integration/logging/run_rsyslog.sh
+++ b/ci/integration/logging/run_rsyslog.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
-# CI script for UBI8 job
+# CI script for UBI9 job
 # purpose: spawn rsyslog with omamqp1 plugin and simulate log records creation
 
 set -ex
diff --git a/ci/integration/logging/run_sg.sh b/ci/integration/logging/run_sg.sh
index eb23fe19..1df293d2 100644
--- a/ci/integration/logging/run_sg.sh
+++ b/ci/integration/logging/run_sg.sh
@@ -1,26 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
-# CI script for UBI8 job
+# CI script for UBI9 job
 # purpose: spawn sg-core to process messages sent by rsyslog
 
 set -ex
 
 # enable required repo(s)
-curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo $OPSTOOLS_REPO
-sed -i 's/gpgcheck=1/gpgcheck=0/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo
-# Update to use the vault mirror since Centos 8s is EOL
-sed -i 's/^#baseurl.*$/baseurl=http:\/\/vault.centos.org\/$releasever-stream\/opstools\/$basearch\/collectd-5/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo
-sed -i 's/^mirror/#mirror/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo
+curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/centos9-caracal.repo $OPENSTACK_REPO
 
 dnf install -y git golang gcc make qpid-proton-c-devel
 
 export GOBIN=$GOPATH/bin
 export PATH=$PATH:$GOBIN
 
-go install golang.org/dl/go1.20@latest
-go1.20 download
+go install golang.org/dl/go1.21.13@latest
+go1.21.13 download
 
 # install sg-core and start sg-core
 mkdir -p /usr/lib64/sg-core
-PLUGIN_DIR=/usr/lib64/sg-core/ GOCMD=go1.20 BUILD_ARGS=-buildvcs=false ./build.sh
+PLUGIN_DIR=/usr/lib64/sg-core/ GOCMD=go1.21.13 BUILD_ARGS=-buildvcs=false ./build.sh
 
 ./sg-core -config ./ci/integration/logging/sg_config.yaml
diff --git a/ci/integration/logging/run_validation.sh b/ci/integration/logging/run_validation.sh
index 20eb2811..43de5f48 100644
--- a/ci/integration/logging/run_validation.sh
+++ b/ci/integration/logging/run_validation.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
-# CI script for UBI8 job
+# CI script for UBI9 job
 # purpose: verify the expected logging data is saved in supported storage types
 
 
diff --git a/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/bridge/run_sg.sh b/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/bridge/run_sg.sh
index 747d3362..1b2c86a5 100644
--- a/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/bridge/run_sg.sh
+++ b/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/bridge/run_sg.sh
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
-# CI script for UBI8 job
+# CI script for UBI9 job
 # purpose: spawn sg-core to process messages sent by rsyslog
 
 set -ex
 
 # enable required repo(s)
-curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo $OPSTOOLS_REPO
-sed -i 's/gpgcheck=1/gpgcheck=0/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo
+curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/centos9-caracal.repo $OPENSTACK_REPO
 
 dnf install -y git golang gcc make qpid-proton-c-devel
 
 export GOBIN=$GOPATH/bin
 export PATH=$PATH:$GOBIN
 
-go install golang.org/dl/go1.20@latest
-go1.20 download
+go install golang.org/dl/go1.21.13@latest
+go1.21.13 download
 
 # install sg-core and start sg-core
 mkdir -p /usr/lib64/sg-core
-PLUGIN_DIR=/usr/lib64/sg-core/ GOCMD=go1.20 BUILD_ARGS=-buildvcs=false ./build.sh
+PLUGIN_DIR=/usr/lib64/sg-core/ GOCMD=go1.21.13 BUILD_ARGS=-buildvcs=false ./build.sh
 
 ./sg-core -config ./ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/bridge/sg_config.yaml
diff --git a/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/run_validation.sh b/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/run_validation.sh
index 0c9b5724..5bdd3295 100644
--- a/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/run_validation.sh
+++ b/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/run_validation.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
-# CI script for UBI8 job
+# CI script for UBI9 job
 # purpose: verify the expected metric data is scraped by Prometheus
 
 set -ex
diff --git a/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/tcp/run_sg.sh b/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/tcp/run_sg.sh
index 1ef16839..2958b5ed 100644
--- a/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/tcp/run_sg.sh
+++ b/ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/tcp/run_sg.sh
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
-# CI script for UBI8 job
+# CI script for UBI9 job
 # purpose: spawn sg-core to process messages sent by rsyslog
 
 set -ex
 
 # enable required repo(s)
-curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo $OPSTOOLS_REPO
-sed -i 's/gpgcheck=1/gpgcheck=0/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo
+curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/centos9-caracal.repo $OPENSTACK_REPO
+sed -i 's/gpgcheck=1/gpgcheck=0/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/centos9-caracal.repo
 
 dnf install -y git golang gcc make qpid-proton-c-devel
 
 export GOBIN=$GOPATH/bin
 export PATH=$PATH:$GOBIN
 
-go install golang.org/dl/go1.20@latest
-go1.20 download
+go install golang.org/dl/go1.21.13@latest
+go1.21.13 download
 
 # install sg-core and start sg-core
 mkdir -p /usr/lib64/sg-core
-PLUGIN_DIR=/usr/lib64/sg-core/ GOCMD=go1.20 BUILD_ARGS=-buildvcs=false ./build.sh
+PLUGIN_DIR=/usr/lib64/sg-core/ GOCMD=go1.21.13 BUILD_ARGS=-buildvcs=false ./build.sh
 
 ./sg-core -config ./ci/integration/metrics/ceilometer/tcp/sg_config.yaml
diff --git a/ci/integration/metrics/collectd/run_sg.sh b/ci/integration/metrics/collectd/run_sg.sh
index ea1cd4cc..c1b0b0ef 100644
--- a/ci/integration/metrics/collectd/run_sg.sh
+++ b/ci/integration/metrics/collectd/run_sg.sh
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
-# CI script for UBI8 job
+# CI script for UBI9 job
 # purpose: spawn sg-core to process messages sent by rsyslog
 
 set -ex
 
 # enable required repo(s)
-curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo $OPSTOOLS_REPO
-sed -i 's/gpgcheck=1/gpgcheck=0/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo
+curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/centos9-caracal.repo $OPENSTACK_REPO
 
 dnf install -y git golang gcc make qpid-proton-c-devel
 
 export GOBIN=$GOPATH/bin
 export PATH=$PATH:$GOBIN
 
-go install golang.org/dl/go1.20@latest
-go1.20 download
+go install golang.org/dl/go1.21.13@latest
+go1.21.13 download
 
 # install sg-core and start sg-core
 mkdir -p /usr/lib64/sg-core
-PLUGIN_DIR=/usr/lib64/sg-core/ GOCMD=go1.20 BUILD_ARGS=-buildvcs=false ./build.sh
+PLUGIN_DIR=/usr/lib64/sg-core/ GOCMD=go1.21.13 BUILD_ARGS=-buildvcs=false ./build.sh
 
 ./sg-core -config ./ci/integration/metrics/collectd/sg_config.yaml
diff --git a/ci/integration/metrics/collectd/run_validation.sh b/ci/integration/metrics/collectd/run_validation.sh
index d13ccc21..7e0bbc8c 100644
--- a/ci/integration/metrics/collectd/run_validation.sh
+++ b/ci/integration/metrics/collectd/run_validation.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
-# CI script for UBI8 job
+# CI script for UBI9 job
 # purpose: verify the expected metric data is scraped by Prometheus
 
 set -ex
diff --git a/ci/integration/metrics/run_bridge.sh b/ci/integration/metrics/run_bridge.sh
index e8c94efc..5aeeecb1 100644
--- a/ci/integration/metrics/run_bridge.sh
+++ b/ci/integration/metrics/run_bridge.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
-# CI script for UBI8 job
+# CI script for UBI9 job
 # purpose: spawn sg-bridge for message bus connection
 
 set -ex
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ set -ex
 CHANNEL=$QDR_CHANNEL
 
 # enable required repo(s)
-curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo $OPSTOOLS_REPO
-sed -i 's/gpgcheck=1/gpgcheck=0/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo
+curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/centos9-caracal.repo $OPENSTACK_REPO
 
 dnf install -y git gcc make qpid-proton-c-devel redhat-rpm-config
 
diff --git a/ci/unit/run_tests.sh b/ci/unit/run_tests.sh
index 83a4c92e..e92cfb6f 100644
--- a/ci/unit/run_tests.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/run_tests.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
-# CI script for CentOS8 job
-# purpose: runt unit test suite and submit code coverage
+# CI script for CentOS9 job
+# purpose: run unit test suite and submit code coverage
 
 set -ex
 
 # enable required repo(s)
-curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo $OPSTOOLS_REPO
-sed -i 's/gpgcheck=1/gpgcheck=0/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-OpsTools.repo
+curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/centos9-caracal.repo $OPENSTACK_REPO
 
 # without glibc-langpack-en locale setting in CentOS8 is broken without this package
 yum install -y git golang gcc make glibc-langpack-en qpid-proton-c-devel
@@ -14,8 +13,8 @@ yum install -y git golang gcc make glibc-langpack-en qpid-proton-c-devel
 export GOBIN=$GOPATH/bin
 export PATH=$PATH:$GOBIN
 
-go install golang.org/dl/go1.20@latest
-go1.20 download
+go install golang.org/dl/go1.21.13@latest
+go1.21.13 download
 
 
-go1.20 test -v -coverprofile=profile.cov ./...
+go1.21.13 test -v -coverprofile=profile.cov ./...
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d42be7bc..c55d4901 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/infrawatch/sg-core
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21.13
 
 require (
 	collectd.org v0.5.0
diff --git a/plugins/application/elasticsearch/pkg/lib/client_test.go b/plugins/application/elasticsearch/pkg/lib/client_test.go
index 628a9091..d7506a8f 100644
--- a/plugins/application/elasticsearch/pkg/lib/client_test.go
+++ b/plugins/application/elasticsearch/pkg/lib/client_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jqo9oA+Nf0x2skN5IRDaRbG1pJiQNgMWfvTfhJFIpLhLm+vEVmiPD3XoWhAnYErw
 7f5lcspAI9sun4veId/ox9eGbrz9ldw46grPy/Zkflk2eFTUStME1Pt8GAXEF/pb
 /5f2IAPbX29zG1UGfS5YmNLLLQYZl/oFaR3ZKNAyvklectylEjmM
 -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
-`
+` // #nosec G101
 	testCa = `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
 MIIGCTCCA/GgAwIBAgIUWMjYXk9MYDUih4QmKOnWOkS1Q8gwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEL
 BQAwgZMxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkN6MRAwDgYDVQQIDAdCcmVjbGF2MRAwDgYDVQQHDAdN