diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ffae5c4..018592c 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 +45,7 @@ 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 75250a5..9ae1b0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- Client version updated on [5.2.7](https://github.com/reportportal/client-java/releases/tag/5.2.7), by @HardNorth
+- Client and JSR 305 dependencies marked as `compileOnly`, by @HardNorth
 
 ## [5.2.1]
 ### Changed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0e4bf7..89e8750 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.epam.reportportal/utils-java-formatting.svg?label=Maven%20Central)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.epam.reportportal/utils-java-formatting)
 [![CI Build](https://github.com/reportportal/utils-java-formatting/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/reportportal/utils-java-formatting/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/reportportal/utils-java-formatting/branch/develop/graph/badge.svg?token=D21P4TVVAS)](https://codecov.io/gh/reportportal/utils-java-formatting)
-[![Join Slack chat!](https://slack.epmrpp.reportportal.io/badge.svg)](https://slack.epmrpp.reportportal.io/)
+[![Join Slack chat!](https://img.shields.io/badge/slack-join-brightgreen.svg)](https://slack.epmrpp.reportportal.io/)
 [![stackoverflow](https://img.shields.io/badge/reportportal-stackoverflow-orange.svg?style=flat)](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/reportportal)
 [![Build with Love](https://img.shields.io/badge/build%20with-❤%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D-lightgrey.svg)](http://reportportal.io?style=flat)
 
diff --git a/README_TEMPLATE.md b/README_TEMPLATE.md
index 288cc85..d9b27cb 100644
--- a/README_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/README_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.epam.reportportal/utils-java-formatting.svg?label=Maven%20Central)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.epam.reportportal/utils-java-formatting)
 [![CI Build](https://github.com/reportportal/utils-java-formatting/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/reportportal/utils-java-formatting/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/reportportal/utils-java-formatting/branch/develop/graph/badge.svg?token=D21P4TVVAS)](https://codecov.io/gh/reportportal/utils-java-formatting)
-[![Join Slack chat!](https://slack.epmrpp.reportportal.io/badge.svg)](https://slack.epmrpp.reportportal.io/)
+[![Join Slack chat!](https://img.shields.io/badge/slack-join-brightgreen.svg)](https://slack.epmrpp.reportportal.io/)
 [![stackoverflow](https://img.shields.io/badge/reportportal-stackoverflow-orange.svg?style=flat)](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/reportportal)
 [![Build with Love](https://img.shields.io/badge/build%20with-❤%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D-lightgrey.svg)](http://reportportal.io?style=flat)
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 86f44d7..c41af07 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.epam.reportportal:client-java:5.2.4'
-    implementation 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2'
+    compileOnly "com.epam.reportportal:client-java:${client_version}"
+    compileOnly "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:${jsr305_version}"
 
     implementation 'org.jsoup:jsoup:1.15.3'
 
+    testImplementation "com.epam.reportportal:client-java:${client_version}"
+    testImplementation "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:${jsr305_version}"
     testImplementation 'com.epam.reportportal:agent-java-test-utils:0.0.2'
 
     testImplementation("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-runner:${junit5_runner_version}") {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 019f7d8..2b3c9df 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ description=Report Portal Java formatting utils for Agents and Loggers
 junit5_version=5.6.3
 junit5_runner_version=1.6.3
 mockito_version=4.5.1
+client_version=5.2.8
+jsr305_version=3.0.2
 scripts_url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/reportportal/gradle-scripts
 scripts_branch=master
 excludeTests=