diff --git a/compass-identity-plugin/src/main/java/io/compass/esignet/plugin/service/CompassAuthenticationService.java b/compass-identity-plugin/src/main/java/io/compass/esignet/plugin/service/CompassAuthenticationService.java
index ab54e60f..224337a3 100644
--- a/compass-identity-plugin/src/main/java/io/compass/esignet/plugin/service/CompassAuthenticationService.java
+++ b/compass-identity-plugin/src/main/java/io/compass/esignet/plugin/service/CompassAuthenticationService.java
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ public class CompassAuthenticationService implements Authenticator {
     @Autowired
     private IdentityAPIClient identityAPIClient;
 
+    @Value("${mosip.compass.mock.otp:false}")
+    private boolean isMockOtp;
+
     @Value("${mosip.compass.email.subject}")
     private String emailSubject;
 
@@ -122,19 +125,27 @@ public KycExchangeResult doKycExchange(String relyingPartyId, String clientId, K
     public SendOtpResult sendOtp(String relyingPartyId, String clientId, SendOtpDto sendOtpDto)
             throws SendOtpException {
         String transactionId=sendOtpDto.getTransactionId();
-        String challenge = identityAPIClient.generateOTPChallenge(transactionId);
-        String challengeHash = IdentityProviderUtil.generateB64EncodedHash(IdentityProviderUtil.ALGO_SHA3_256, challenge);
-        cacheService.setChallengeHash(challengeHash,transactionId);
+
         UserInfo userInfo=identityAPIClient.getUserInfoByNationalUid(sendOtpDto.getIndividualId());
         String email=userInfo.getEmail();
-        String firstName=userInfo.getFirstNamePrimary();
-        identityAPIClient.sendEmailNotification(
-                new String[]{email},
-                new String[0],
-                new String[]{emailSubject},
-                new String[]{String.format(emailContent,firstName,challenge)},
-                new MultipartFile[0]
-        );
+
+        String challenge = "111111";
+
+        if(!isMockOtp) {
+            challenge = identityAPIClient.generateOTPChallenge(transactionId);
+            log.info("Sending OTP to email: {} for transactionId: {}", maskEmail(email), transactionId);
+            String firstName=userInfo.getFirstNamePrimary();
+            identityAPIClient.sendEmailNotification(
+                    new String[]{email},
+                    new String[0],
+                    new String[]{emailSubject},
+                    new String[]{String.format(emailContent,firstName,challenge)},
+                    new MultipartFile[0]
+            );
+        }
+        String challengeHash = IdentityProviderUtil.generateB64EncodedHash(IdentityProviderUtil.ALGO_SHA3_256, challenge);
+        cacheService.setChallengeHash(challengeHash,transactionId);
+
         SendOtpResult sendOtpResult=new SendOtpResult();
         sendOtpResult.setTransactionId(transactionId);
         sendOtpResult.setMaskedEmail(maskEmail(email));
diff --git a/compass-identity-plugin/target/compass-identity-plugin-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar b/compass-identity-plugin/target/compass-identity-plugin-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
index f41de0ee..9d44af08 100644
Binary files a/compass-identity-plugin/target/compass-identity-plugin-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar and b/compass-identity-plugin/target/compass-identity-plugin-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar differ
diff --git a/mock-plugin/pom.xml b/mock-plugin/pom.xml
index b5840a93..22c4492c 100644
--- a/mock-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/mock-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
 		<spring.boot.version>2.3.6.RELEASE</spring.boot.version>
 
 		<kernel-keymanager-service.version>1.2.1.0</kernel-keymanager-service.version>
-		<esignet.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</esignet.version>
-		<esignet-signup.version>1.1.2-SNAPSHOT</esignet-signup.version>
+		<esignet.version>1.6.0</esignet.version>
+		<esignet-signup.version>1.1.2</esignet-signup.version>
 
 		<sonar.exclusions>**/dto/**,**/entity/**,**/exception/**,**/spi/**,**/advice/**,**/config/**</sonar.exclusions>
 		<sonar.cpd.exclusions>**/dto/**,**/entity/**,**/config/**</sonar.cpd.exclusions>
diff --git a/mosip-identity-plugin/pom.xml b/mosip-identity-plugin/pom.xml
index 4206b605..42fc050c 100644
--- a/mosip-identity-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/mosip-identity-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
 		<spring.boot.version>2.3.6.RELEASE</spring.boot.version>
 
 		<kernel-keymanager-service.version>1.2.1.0</kernel-keymanager-service.version>
-		<esignet.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</esignet.version>
-		<esignet-signup.version>1.1.2-SNAPSHOT</esignet-signup.version>
+		<esignet.version>1.6.0</esignet.version>
+		<esignet-signup.version>1.1.2</esignet-signup.version>
 
 		<sonar.exclusions>**/dto/**,**/entity/**,**/exception/**,**/spi/**,**/advice/**,**/config/**</sonar.exclusions>
 		<sonar.cpd.exclusions>**/dto/**,**/entity/**,**/config/**</sonar.cpd.exclusions>
diff --git a/sunbird-rc-plugin/pom.xml b/sunbird-rc-plugin/pom.xml
index f1dcf25b..cdd13862 100644
--- a/sunbird-rc-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/sunbird-rc-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 		<git-commit-id-plugin.version>3.0.1</git-commit-id-plugin.version>
 		<maven.jacoco.version>0.8.5</maven.jacoco.version>
 		<maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
-		<esignet.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</esignet.version>
+		<esignet.version>1.6.0</esignet.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>