diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ffae5c4..85544ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '8'
@@ -45,4 +45,6 @@ jobs:
         run: ./gradlew build
 
       - name: Codecov upload
-        run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e70454d..0b26222 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Generate versions
         uses: HardNorth/github-version-generate@v1
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           version-file-extraction-pattern: ${{ env.VERSION_EXTRACT_PATTERN }}
 
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '8'
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           body: ${{ steps.readChangelogEntry.outputs.changes }}
 
       - name: Checkout develop branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: 'develop'
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5414551..31bbc09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- Client version updated on [5.2.4](https://github.com/reportportal/client-java/releases/tag/5.2.4), by @HardNorth
+- `utils-java-formatting` library version updated on version [5.2.1](https://github.com/reportportal/utils-java-formatting/releases/tag/5.2.1), by @HardNorth
+- All dependencies are marked as `implementation`, by @HardNorth
+### Removed
+- `commons-model` dependency to rely on `clinet-java` exclusions in security fixes, by @HardNorth
 
 ## [5.1.0]
+### Changed
 - Client version updated on [5.2.0](https://github.com/reportportal/client-java/releases/tag/5.2.0), by @HardNorth
 - `utils-java-formatting` library version updated on version [5.2.0](https://github.com/reportportal/utils-java-formatting/releases/tag/5.2.0), by @HardNorth
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 53afdc3..5011f90 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    api 'com.epam.reportportal:client-java:5.2.0'
-    api 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2'
-    api 'com.epam.reportportal:commons-model:5.0.0'
-    api 'com.epam.reportportal:utils-java-formatting:5.2.0'
+    implementation 'com.epam.reportportal:client-java:5.2.4'
+    implementation 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2'
+    implementation 'com.epam.reportportal:utils-java-formatting:5.2.1'
     implementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.4.16'
 
     testImplementation 'com.epam.reportportal:agent-java-test-utils:0.0.2'
@@ -53,8 +52,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:2.2'
     testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:${mockito_version}"
     testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-inline:${mockito_version}"
-    testImplementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.14'
-    testImplementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:4.5.14'
+    testImplementation "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:${httpclient_version}"
+    testImplementation "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:${httpclient_version}"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 6699057..ee2c72a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ description=Report Portal logger for Apache HttpComponents client
 junit5_version=5.6.3
 junit5_runner_version=1.6.3
 mockito_version=4.5.1
+httpclient_version=4.5.14
 scripts_url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/reportportal/gradle-scripts
 scripts_branch=master
 excludeTests=