diff --git a/.github/workflows/detect-breaking-change.yml b/.github/workflows/detect-breaking-change.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d4369dd8ff26e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/detect-breaking-change.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: "Detect Breaking Changes"
+on: [push, pull_request]
+jobs:
+  detect-breaking-change:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      with:
+        distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
+        java-version: 17
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+      with:
+        arguments: japicmp
+        build-root-directory: server
+
+    - if: failure()
+      run: cat server/build/reports/japi.txt
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diff --git a/server/build.gradle b/server/build.gradle
index 3fde1b745c546..3a458c2e22152 100644
--- a/server/build.gradle
+++ b/server/build.gradle
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ plugins {
   id('opensearch.publish')
   id('opensearch.internal-cluster-test')
   id('opensearch.optional-dependencies')
+  id('me.champeau.gradle.japicmp') version '0.4.2'
 }
 
 publishing {
@@ -408,3 +409,38 @@ tasks.named("sourcesJar").configure {
     duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE
   }
 }
+
+/** Compares the current build against a snapshot build */
+tasks.register("japicmp", me.champeau.gradle.japicmp.JapicmpTask) {
+    oldClasspath.from(files("${buildDir}/snapshot/opensearch-${version}.jar"))
+    newClasspath.from(tasks.named('jar'))
+    onlyModified = true
+    failOnModification = true
+    ignoreMissingClasses = true
+    txtOutputFile = layout.buildDirectory.file("reports/japi.txt")
+    dependsOn downloadSnapshot
+}
+
+/** Downloads latest snapshot from maven repository */
+tasks.register("downloadSnapshot", Copy) {
+    def mavenSnapshotRepoUrl = "https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"
+    def groupId = "org.opensearch"
+    def artifactId = "opensearch"
+
+    repositories {
+        maven {
+            url mavenSnapshotRepoUrl
+        }
+    }
+
+    configurations {
+        snapshotArtifact
+    }
+
+    dependencies {
+        snapshotArtifact("${groupId}:${artifactId}:${version}:")
+    }
+
+    from configurations.snapshotArtifact
+    into "$buildDir/snapshot"
+}
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