[BUG] Gradle task :wrapper fails with org.gradle.util.DistributionLocator deprecated

[DarshitChanpura]

NOT URGENT, but should be looked into at some point

Describe the bug
Wrapper task to update gradle version fails with The org.gradle.util.DistributionLocator type has been deprecated.

> Task :wrapper
The org.gradle.util.DistributionLocator type has been deprecated. This is scheduled to be removed in Gradle 9.0. Consult the upgrading guide for further information: https://docs.gradle.org/7.6/userguide/upgrading_version_7.html#org_gradle_util_reports_deprecations
        at build_4d0q822uef9ladyhg6p6yk3ft$_run_closure17$_closure85.doCall(.../OpenSearch/build.gradle:535)
        (Run with --stacktrace to get the full stack trace of this deprecation warning.)
Added checksum to wrapper properties
Updated minimum Gradle Version

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Build file '.../OpenSearch/build.gradle' line: 535

* What went wrong:
Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 8.0

To Reproduce
Run ./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version 7.6 --distribution-type all

Expected behavior
Task should be successful.

Host/Environment (please complete the following information):

• OS: main as of commit: ce25dec

[minalsha]

This needs an upgraded Gradle verion 8. We are presently on 7.6 Gradle version which is the latest version as per https://gradle.org/releases/.