diff --git a/common/dependencies.lock b/common/dependencies.lock
index 48c10c9b8c..4a6010273b 100644
--- a/common/dependencies.lock
+++ b/common/dependencies.lock
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
             "locked": "2.17.1"
         },
         "org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-ui": {
-            "locked": "1.6.11"
+            "locked": "1.6.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter": {
             "locked": "2.7.3"
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 23dde0dd4f..d76aa71402 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter'
     compileOnly 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation'
     compileOnly 'org.springframework.retry:spring-retry'
-    compileOnly 'org.springframework.security:spring-security-core'
 
     implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations"
     implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind"
diff --git a/core/dependencies.lock b/core/dependencies.lock
index b6cd84cf5f..0775deea6e 100644
--- a/core/dependencies.lock
+++ b/core/dependencies.lock
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@
         },
         "org.springframework.retry:spring-retry": {
             "locked": "1.3.3"
-        },
-        "org.springframework.security:spring-security-core": {
-            "locked": "5.7.3"
         }
     },
     "runtimeClasspath": {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/execution/WorkflowExecutor.java b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/execution/WorkflowExecutor.java
index 2c71bcdccc..240c890308 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/execution/WorkflowExecutor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/execution/WorkflowExecutor.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher;
 import org.springframework.context.event.EventListener;
-import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import com.netflix.conductor.annotations.Trace;
@@ -149,8 +148,6 @@ public void resetCallbacksForWorkflow(String workflowId) {
                         });
     }
 
-    @PreAuthorize(
-            "hasPermission(#request, T(com.netflix.conductor.common.metadata.acl.Permission).OPERATOR)")
     public String rerun(RerunWorkflowRequest request) {
         Utils.checkNotNull(request.getReRunFromWorkflowId(), "reRunFromWorkflowId is missing");
         if (!rerunWF(
@@ -173,8 +170,6 @@ public String rerun(RerunWorkflowRequest request) {
      * @throws NotFoundException Workflow definition is not found or Workflow is deemed
      *     non-restartable as per workflow definition.
      */
-    @PreAuthorize(
-            "hasPermission(#workflowId, T(com.netflix.conductor.common.metadata.acl.Permission).OPERATOR)")
     public void restart(String workflowId, boolean useLatestDefinitions) {
         final WorkflowModel workflow = executionDAOFacade.getWorkflowModel(workflowId, true);
 
@@ -260,8 +255,6 @@ public void restart(String workflowId, boolean useLatestDefinitions) {
      *
      * @param workflowId the id of the workflow to be retried
      */
-    @PreAuthorize(
-            "hasPermission(#workflowId, T(com.netflix.conductor.common.metadata.acl.Permission).OPERATOR)")
     public void retry(String workflowId, boolean resumeSubworkflowTasks) {
         WorkflowModel workflow = executionDAOFacade.getWorkflowModel(workflowId, true);
         if (!workflow.getStatus().isTerminal()) {
@@ -564,8 +557,6 @@ WorkflowModel completeWorkflow(WorkflowModel workflow) {
         return workflow;
     }
 
-    @PreAuthorize(
-            "hasPermission(#workflowId, T(com.netflix.conductor.common.metadata.acl.Permission).OPERATOR)")
     public void terminateWorkflow(String workflowId, String reason) {
         WorkflowModel workflow = executionDAOFacade.getWorkflowModel(workflowId, true);
         if (WorkflowModel.Status.COMPLETED.equals(workflow.getStatus())) {
@@ -1188,8 +1179,6 @@ List<TaskModel> dedupAndAddTasks(WorkflowModel workflow, List<TaskModel> tasks)
     /**
      * @throws ConflictException if the workflow is in terminal state.
      */
-    @PreAuthorize(
-            "hasPermission(#workflowId, T(com.netflix.conductor.common.metadata.acl.Permission).OPERATOR)")
     public void pauseWorkflow(String workflowId) {
         try {
             executionLockService.acquireLock(workflowId, 60000);
@@ -1225,8 +1214,6 @@ public void pauseWorkflow(String workflowId) {
      * @param workflowId the workflow to be resumed
      * @throws IllegalStateException if the workflow is not in PAUSED state
      */
-    @PreAuthorize(
-            "hasPermission(#workflowId, T(com.netflix.conductor.common.metadata.acl.Permission).OPERATOR)")
     public void resumeWorkflow(String workflowId) {
         WorkflowModel workflow = executionDAOFacade.getWorkflowModel(workflowId, false);
         if (!workflow.getStatus().equals(WorkflowModel.Status.PAUSED)) {
@@ -1255,8 +1242,6 @@ public void resumeWorkflow(String workflowId) {
      * @param skipTaskRequest the {@link SkipTaskRequest} object
      * @throws IllegalStateException
      */
-    @PreAuthorize(
-            "hasPermission(#workflowId, T(com.netflix.conductor.common.metadata.acl.Permission).OPERATOR)")
     public void skipTaskFromWorkflow(
             String workflowId, String taskReferenceName, SkipTaskRequest skipTaskRequest) {
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/operation/StartWorkflowOperation.java b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/operation/StartWorkflowOperation.java
index d12b1e9e96..e9281de641 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/operation/StartWorkflowOperation.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/operation/StartWorkflowOperation.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher;
 import org.springframework.context.event.EventListener;
-import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import com.netflix.conductor.common.metadata.workflow.WorkflowDef;
@@ -65,15 +64,11 @@ public StartWorkflowOperation(
     }
 
     @Override
-    @PreAuthorize(
-            "hasPermission(#input, T(com.netflix.conductor.common.metadata.acl.Permission).OWNER)")
     public String execute(StartWorkflowInput input) {
         return startWorkflow(input);
     }
 
     @EventListener(WorkflowCreationEvent.class)
-    @PreAuthorize(
-            "hasPermission(#workflowCreationEvent.startWorkflowInput, T(com.netflix.conductor.common.metadata.acl.Permission).OWNER)")
     public void handleWorkflowCreationEvent(WorkflowCreationEvent workflowCreationEvent) {
         startWorkflow(workflowCreationEvent.getStartWorkflowInput());
     }
diff --git a/grpc-client/dependencies.lock b/grpc-client/dependencies.lock
index 3264ee3b06..5453cc59df 100644
--- a/grpc-client/dependencies.lock
+++ b/grpc-client/dependencies.lock
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-netty": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3": {
             "locked": "3.12.0"
@@ -93,19 +93,19 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-netty": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-netty": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "junit:junit": {
             "locked": "4.13.2"
@@ -270,19 +270,19 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-netty": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
diff --git a/grpc-server/dependencies.lock b/grpc-server/dependencies.lock
index 30e78712ad..8d42ddbaad 100644
--- a/grpc-server/dependencies.lock
+++ b/grpc-server/dependencies.lock
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-netty": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-services": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3": {
             "locked": "3.12.0"
@@ -127,22 +127,22 @@
             "locked": "2.7"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-netty": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-services": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.reactivex:rxjava": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
@@ -239,13 +239,13 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-netty": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-services": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-testing": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "junit:junit": {
             "locked": "4.13.2"
@@ -366,25 +366,25 @@
             "locked": "2.7"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-netty": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-services": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-testing": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.reactivex:rxjava": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
diff --git a/grpc/dependencies.lock b/grpc/dependencies.lock
index 42550d112c..603384c2d9 100644
--- a/grpc/dependencies.lock
+++ b/grpc/dependencies.lock
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api": {
             "locked": "1.3.2"
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api": {
             "locked": "1.3.2"
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     },
     "protobufToolsLocator_grpc": {
         "io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         }
     },
     "protobufToolsLocator_protoc": {
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api": {
             "locked": "1.3.2"
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api": {
             "locked": "1.3.2"
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api": {
             "locked": "1.3.2"
@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api": {
             "locked": "1.3.2"
diff --git a/rest/dependencies.lock b/rest/dependencies.lock
index 7ef6869743..f65a879b44 100644
--- a/rest/dependencies.lock
+++ b/rest/dependencies.lock
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
             "locked": "2.17.1"
         },
         "org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-ui": {
-            "locked": "1.6.11"
+            "locked": "1.6.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web": {
             "locked": "2.7.3"
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
             "locked": "2.17.1"
         },
         "org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-ui": {
-            "locked": "1.6.11"
+            "locked": "1.6.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web": {
             "locked": "2.7.3"
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
             "locked": "5.8.2"
         },
         "org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-ui": {
-            "locked": "1.6.11"
+            "locked": "1.6.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-log4j2": {
             "locked": "2.7.3"
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
             "locked": "5.8.2"
         },
         "org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-ui": {
-            "locked": "1.6.11"
+            "locked": "1.6.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-log4j2": {
             "locked": "2.7.3"
diff --git a/server/dependencies.lock b/server/dependencies.lock
index 0cdb9504a4..17c37cb408 100644
--- a/server/dependencies.lock
+++ b/server/dependencies.lock
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             "locked": "2.17.1"
         },
         "org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-ui": {
-            "locked": "1.6.11"
+            "locked": "1.6.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter": {
             "locked": "2.7.3"
@@ -270,25 +270,25 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc-server"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-services": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc-server"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.reactivex:rxjava": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-rest"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.6.11"
+            "locked": "1.6.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter": {
             "locked": "2.7.3"
@@ -708,25 +708,25 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc-server"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-services": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc-server"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.reactivex:rxjava": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-rest"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.6.11"
+            "locked": "1.6.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter": {
             "locked": "2.7.3"
@@ -998,13 +998,13 @@
             "project": true
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-testing": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "junit:junit": {
             "locked": "4.13.2"
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@
             "locked": "5.8.2"
         },
         "org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-ui": {
-            "locked": "1.6.11"
+            "locked": "1.6.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter": {
             "locked": "2.7.3"
@@ -1244,28 +1244,28 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc-server"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-services": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc-server"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-testing": {
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.reactivex:rxjava": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-rest"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.6.11"
+            "locked": "1.6.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter": {
             "locked": "2.7.3"
diff --git a/test-harness/dependencies.lock b/test-harness/dependencies.lock
index 48fa3d9257..827739d890 100644
--- a/test-harness/dependencies.lock
+++ b/test-harness/dependencies.lock
@@ -427,27 +427,27 @@
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc-client",
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc-server"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc",
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc-client"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-services": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc-server"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.grpc:grpc-stub": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc",
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-grpc-client"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.49.2"
+            "locked": "1.50.0"
         },
         "io.reactivex:rxjava": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-rest",
                 "com.netflix.conductor:conductor-server"
             ],
-            "locked": "1.6.11"
+            "locked": "1.6.12"
         },
         "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter": {
             "firstLevelTransitive": [