diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index 7aa959680..fd0698c9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
           - name: Check out code
-            uses: actions/checkout@v1
+            uses: actions/checkout@v4
           - name: Set up Node.js
-            uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+            uses: actions/setup-node@v4
             with:
                 node-version: '18.x'
           - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 339a96dd6..991618754 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
                 WHITESOURCE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.WHITESOURCE_API_KEY }}
               run: ./ci/build.sh
             - name: Upload Build Artifact
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
               with:
                 name: artifacts
                 path: artifacts
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ jobs:
                 nodeVersion: [ '14.x', '16.x', '18.x', '20.x', '22.x']
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
               with:
                 node-version: ${{ matrix.nodeVersion }}
-            - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+            - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
               with:
                 python-version: '3.7'
             - name: Download Build Artifacts
-              uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
               with:
                 name: artifacts
                 path: artifacts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
                 CLOUD_PROVIDER: ${{ matrix.cloud }}
               run: /usr/local/bin/bash ./ci/test_mac.sh
             - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
-              uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+              uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
               with:
                 # without the token code cov may fail because of Github limits https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/issues/557
                 token: ${{ secrets.CODE_COV_UPLOAD_TOKEN }}
@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ jobs:
                 nodeVersion: [ '14.x', '16.x', '18.x', '20.x', '22.x']
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
               with:
                 node-version: ${{ matrix.nodeVersion }}
-            - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+            - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
               with:
                 python-version: '3.7'
                 architecture: 'x64'
             - name: Download Build Artifacts
-              uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
               with:
                 name: artifacts
                 path: artifacts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
             - name: Download Build Artifacts
-              uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
               with:
                 name: artifacts
                 path: artifacts
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ jobs:
       steps:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         - name: Download Build Artifacts
-          uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+          uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
           with:
             name: artifacts
             path: artifacts
         - name: Use Node.js
-          uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+          uses: actions/setup-node@v4
           with:
             node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         - name: Tests
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
             CLOUD_PROVIDER: ${{ matrix.cloud }}
           run: ./ci/test_ubuntu.sh
         - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
-          uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+          uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
           with:
             # without the token code cov may fail because of Github limits https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/issues/557
             token: ${{ secrets.CODE_COV_UPLOAD_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jira_close.yml b/.github/workflows/jira_close.yml
index dfcb8bc73..0dacf7fab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jira_close.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jira_close.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: snowflakedb/gh-actions
           ref: jira_v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jira_issue.yml b/.github/workflows/jira_issue.yml
index dd4b717bc..94a0a0890 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jira_issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jira_issue.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ((github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.comment.body == 'recreate jira' && github.event.comment.user.login == 'sfc-gh-mkeller') || (github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'whitesource-for-github-com[bot]'))
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: snowflakedb/gh-actions
           ref: jira_v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 87a48ab4b..8708c72a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
           - name: Check out code
-            uses: actions/checkout@v1
+            uses: actions/checkout@v4
           - name: Set up Node.js
-            uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+            uses: actions/setup-node@v4
             with:
                 node-version: '18.x'
           - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/snyk-issue.yml
index ec96a2e4e..abcb2f980 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snyk-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snyk-issue.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: checkout action
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         repository: snowflakedb/whitesource-actions
         token: ${{ secrets.WHITESOURCE_ACTION_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/snyk-pr.yml
index e21815ecf..51f952539 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snyk-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snyk-pr.yml
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'sfc-gh-snyk-sca-sa' }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: checkout action
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: snowflakedb/whitesource-actions
           token: ${{ secrets.WHITESOURCE_ACTION_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index dd1a3be07..90db5d079 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -862,6 +862,14 @@ exports.validateEmptyString = function (value) {
 };
 
 exports.getProxyFromEnv = function (isHttps = true) {
+  const getDefaultPortIfNotSet = (proxyFromEnv) => {
+    const isProxyProtocolHttps = proxyFromEnv.protocol === 'https:';
+    if (!proxyFromEnv.port) {
+      return isProxyProtocolHttps ? 443 : 80;
+    } else {
+      return proxyFromEnv.port;
+    }
+  };
   const protocol = isHttps ? 'https' : 'http';
   let proxyFromEnv = this.getEnvVar(`${protocol}_proxy`);
   if (!proxyFromEnv){
@@ -874,9 +882,10 @@ exports.getProxyFromEnv = function (isHttps = true) {
     proxyFromEnv = 'http' + '://' + proxyFromEnv;
   }
   proxyFromEnv = new URL(proxyFromEnv);
+  const port = getDefaultPortIfNotSet(proxyFromEnv);
   const proxy = {
     host: this.validateEmptyString(proxyFromEnv.hostname),
-    port: Number(this.validateEmptyString(proxyFromEnv.port)),
+    port: Number(port),
     user: this.validateEmptyString(proxyFromEnv.username),
     password: this.validateEmptyString(proxyFromEnv.password),
     protocol: this.validateEmptyString(proxyFromEnv.protocol),
diff --git a/test/unit/util_test.js b/test/unit/util_test.js
index feaa48541..e48e8f400 100644
--- a/test/unit/util_test.js
+++ b/test/unit/util_test.js
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ describe('Util', function () {
       {
         name: 'HTTP PROXY with authentication',
         isHttps: false,
-        httpProxy: 'http://hello:world@proxy.example.com:8080',
+        httpProxy: 'http://hello:world@proxy.example.com:8080', //# pragma: allowlist secret
         httpsProxy: undefined,
         noProxy: '*.amazonaws.com,*.my_company.com',
         result: {
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ describe('Util', function () {
       {
         name: 'HTTPS PROXY with authentication without NO proxy',
         isHttps: true,
-        httpsProxy: 'https://user:pass@myproxy.server.com:1234',
+        httpsProxy: 'https://user:pass@myproxy.server.com:1234', //# pragma: allowlist secret
         result: {
           host: 'myproxy.server.com',
           user: 'user',
@@ -1394,6 +1394,42 @@ describe('Util', function () {
           noProxy: '*.amazonaws.com|*.my_company.com|*.test.com',
         },
       },
+      {
+        name: 'HTTPS PROXY with authentication without port and protocol',
+        isHttps: true,
+        noProxy: '*.amazonaws.com,*.my_company.com,*.test.com',
+        httpsProxy: 'myproxy.server.com',
+        result: {
+          host: 'myproxy.server.com',
+          port: 80,
+          protocol: 'http:',
+          noProxy: '*.amazonaws.com|*.my_company.com|*.test.com',
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'HTTP PROXY with authentication without port and protocol',
+        isHttps: false,
+        noProxy: '*.amazonaws.com,*.my_company.com,*.test.com',
+        httpProxy: 'myproxy.server.com',
+        result: {
+          host: 'myproxy.server.com',
+          port: 80,
+          protocol: 'http:',
+          noProxy: '*.amazonaws.com|*.my_company.com|*.test.com',
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'HTTPS PROXY with authentication without port',
+        isHttps: true,
+        noProxy: '*.amazonaws.com,*.my_company.com,*.test.com',
+        httpsProxy: 'https://myproxy.server.com',
+        result: {
+          host: 'myproxy.server.com',
+          port: 443,
+          protocol: 'https:',
+          noProxy: '*.amazonaws.com|*.my_company.com|*.test.com',
+        },
+      },
     ];
 
     testCases.forEach(({ name, isHttps, httpsProxy, httpProxy, noProxy, result }) => {