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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/call-bound/-/call-bound-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+ys997U96po4Kx/ABpBCqhA9EuxJaQWDQg7295H4hBphv3IZg0boBKuwYpt4YXp6MZ5AmZQnU/tyMTlRpaSejg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "call-bind-apply-helpers": "^1.0.2",
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.3.0"
+      }
+    },
     "concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
@@ -470,6 +804,34 @@
         "ms": "2.1.2"
       }
     },
+    "dunder-proto": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dunder-proto/-/dunder-proto-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KIN/nDJBQRcXw0MLVhZE9iQHmG68qAVIBg9CqmUYjmQIhgij9U5MFvrqkUL5FbtyyzZuOeOt0zdeRe4UY7ct+A==",
+      "requires": {
+        "call-bind-apply-helpers": "^1.0.1",
+        "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+        "gopd": "^1.2.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "es-define-property": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-define-property/-/es-define-property-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-e3nRfgfUZ4rNGL232gUgX06QNyyez04KdjFrF+LTRoOXmrOgFKDg4BCdsjW8EnT69eqdYGmRpJwiPVYNrCaW3g=="
+    },
+    "es-errors": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-errors/-/es-errors-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Zf5H2Kxt2xjTvbJvP2ZWLEICxA6j+hAmMzIlypy4xcBg1vKVnx89Wy0GbS+kf5cwCVFFzdCFh2XSCFNULS6csw=="
+    },
+    "es-object-atoms": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-object-atoms/-/es-object-atoms-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FGgH2h8zKNim9ljj7dankFPcICIK9Cp5bm+c2gQSYePhpaG5+esrLODihIorn+Pe6FGJzWhXQotPv73jTaldXA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "es-errors": "^1.3.0"
+      }
+    },
     "file-uri-to-path": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/file-uri-to-path/-/file-uri-to-path-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -486,9 +848,35 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-OO0pH2lK6a0hZnAdau5ItzHPI6pUlvI7jMVnxUQRtw4owF2wk8lOSabtGDCTP4Ggrg2MbGnWO9X8K1t4+fGMDw=="
     },
     "function-bind": {
-      "version": "1.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yIovAzMX49sF8Yl58fSCWJ5svSLuaibPxXQJFLmBObTuCr0Mf1KiPopGM9NiFjiYBCbfaa2Fh6breQ6ANVTI0A=="
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7XHNxH7qX9xG5mIwxkhumTox/MIRNcOgDrxWsMt2pAr23WHp6MrRlN7FBSFpCpr+oVO0F744iUgR82nJMfG2SA=="
+    },
+    "get-intrinsic": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-intrinsic/-/get-intrinsic-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9fSjSaos/fRIVIp+xSJlE6lfwhES7LNtKaCBIamHsjr2na1BiABJPo0mOjjz8GJDURarmCPGqaiVg5mfjb98CQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "call-bind-apply-helpers": "^1.0.2",
+        "es-define-property": "^1.0.1",
+        "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+        "es-object-atoms": "^1.1.1",
+        "function-bind": "^1.1.2",
+        "get-proto": "^1.0.1",
+        "gopd": "^1.2.0",
+        "has-symbols": "^1.1.0",
+        "hasown": "^2.0.2",
+        "math-intrinsics": "^1.1.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "get-proto": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-proto/-/get-proto-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sTSfBjoXBp89JvIKIefqw7U2CCebsc74kiY6awiGogKtoSGbgjYE/G/+l9sF3MWFPNc9IcoOC4ODfKHfxFmp0g==",
+      "requires": {
+        "dunder-proto": "^1.0.1",
+        "es-object-atoms": "^1.0.0"
+      }
     },
     "glob": {
       "version": "7.2.3",
@@ -513,6 +901,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "gopd": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gopd/-/gopd-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZUKRh6/kUFoAiTAtTYPZJ3hw9wNxx+BIBOijnlG9PnrJsCcSjs1wyyD6vJpaYtgnzDrKYRSqf3OO6Rfa93xsRg=="
+    },
     "has": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has/-/has-1.0.3.tgz",
@@ -521,6 +914,19 @@
         "function-bind": "^1.1.1"
       }
     },
+    "has-symbols": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-symbols/-/has-symbols-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1cDNdwJ2Jaohmb3sg4OmKaMBwuC48sYni5HUw2DvsC8LjGTLK9h+eb1X6RyuOHe4hT0ULCW68iomhjUoKUqlPQ=="
+    },
+    "hasown": {
+      "version": "2.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hasown/-/hasown-2.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0hJU9SCPvmMzIBdZFqNPXWa6dqh7WdH0cII9y+CyS8rG3nL48Bclra9HmKhVVUHyPWNH5Y7xDwAB7bfgSjkUMQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "function-bind": "^1.1.2"
+      }
+    },
     "https-proxy-agent": {
       "version": "5.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/https-proxy-agent/-/https-proxy-agent-5.0.1.tgz",
@@ -557,6 +963,11 @@
         "has": "^1.0.3"
       }
     },
+    "math-intrinsics": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/math-intrinsics/-/math-intrinsics-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/IXtbwEk5HTPyEwyKX6hGkYXxM9nbj64B+ilVJnC/R6B0pH5G4V3b0pVbL7DBj4tkhBAppbQUlf6F6Xl9LHu1g=="
+    },
     "mime-db": {
       "version": "1.52.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.52.0.tgz",
@@ -599,6 +1010,11 @@
         "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3"
       }
     },
+    "object-inspect": {
+      "version": "1.13.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-inspect/-/object-inspect-1.13.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-W67iLl4J2EXEGTbfeHCffrjDfitvLANg0UlX3wFUUSTx92KXRFegMHUVgSqE+wvhAbi4WqjGg9czysTV2Epbew=="
+    },
     "once": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz",
@@ -622,6 +1038,14 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/q/-/q-1.5.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-kV/CThkXo6xyFEZUugw/+pIOywXcDbFYgSct5cT3gqlbkBE1SJdwy6UQoZvodiWF/ckQLZyDE/Bu1M6gVu5lVw=="
     },
+    "qs": {
+      "version": "6.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YWWTjgABSKcvs/nWBi9PycY/JiPJqOD4JA6o9Sej2AtvSGarXxKC3OQSk4pAarbdQlKAh5D4FCQkJNkW+GAn3w==",
+      "requires": {
+        "side-channel": "^1.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "rechoir": {
       "version": "0.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rechoir/-/rechoir-0.6.2.tgz",
@@ -653,6 +1077,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.7.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-cBznnQ9KjJqU67B52RMC65CMarK2600WFnbkcaiwWq3xy/5haFJlshgnpjovMVJ+Hff49d8GEn0b87C5pDQ10g=="
     },
+    "semver-compare": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver-compare/-/semver-compare-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YM3/ITh2MJ5MtzaM429anh+x2jiLVjqILF4m4oyQB18W7Ggea7BfqdH/wGMK7dDiMghv/6WG7znWMwUDzJiXow=="
+    },
     "shelljs": {
       "version": "0.8.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.5.tgz",
@@ -663,6 +1092,50 @@
         "rechoir": "^0.6.2"
       }
     },
+    "side-channel": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel/-/side-channel-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZX99e6tRweoUXqR+VBrslhda51Nh5MTQwou5tnUDgbtyM0dBgmhEDtWGP/xbKn6hqfPRHujUNwz5fy/wbbhnpw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+        "object-inspect": "^1.13.3",
+        "side-channel-list": "^1.0.0",
+        "side-channel-map": "^1.0.1",
+        "side-channel-weakmap": "^1.0.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "side-channel-list": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel-list/-/side-channel-list-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FCLHtRD/gnpCiCHEiJLOwdmFP+wzCmDEkc9y7NsYxeF4u7Btsn1ZuwgwJGxImImHicJArLP4R0yX4c2KCrMrTA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+        "object-inspect": "^1.13.3"
+      }
+    },
+    "side-channel-map": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel-map/-/side-channel-map-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VCjCNfgMsby3tTdo02nbjtM/ewra6jPHmpThenkTYh8pG9ucZ/1P8So4u4FGBek/BjpOVsDCMoLA/iuBKIFXRA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "call-bound": "^1.0.2",
+        "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.5",
+        "object-inspect": "^1.13.3"
+      }
+    },
+    "side-channel-weakmap": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel-weakmap/-/side-channel-weakmap-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WPS/HvHQTYnHisLo9McqBHOJk2FkHO/tlpvldyrnem4aeQp4hai3gythswg6p01oSoTl58rcpiFAjF2br2Ak2A==",
+      "requires": {
+        "call-bound": "^1.0.2",
+        "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.5",
+        "object-inspect": "^1.13.3",
+        "side-channel-map": "^1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "supports-preserve-symlinks-flag": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-preserve-symlinks-flag/-/supports-preserve-symlinks-flag-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -676,6 +1149,26 @@
         "utf8-byte-length": "^1.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "tunnel": {
+      "version": "0.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tunnel/-/tunnel-0.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1h/Lnq9yajKY2PEbBadPXj3VxsDDu844OnaAo52UVmIzIvwwtBPIuNvkjuzBlTWpfJyUbG3ez0KSBibQkj4ojg=="
+    },
+    "typed-rest-client": {
+      "version": "1.8.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typed-rest-client/-/typed-rest-client-1.8.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5UvfMpd1oelmUPRbbaVnq+rHP7ng2cE4qoQkQeAqxRL6PklkxsM0g32/HL0yfvruK6ojQ5x8EE+HF4YV6DtuCA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "qs": "^6.9.1",
+        "tunnel": "0.0.6",
+        "underscore": "^1.12.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "underscore": {
+      "version": "1.13.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore/-/underscore-1.13.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GMXzWtsc57XAtguZgaQViUOzs0KTkk8ojr3/xAxXLITqf/3EMwxC0inyETfDFjH/Krbhuep0HNbbjI9i/q3F3g=="
+    },
     "utf8-byte-length": {
       "version": "1.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/utf8-byte-length/-/utf8-byte-length-1.0.5.tgz",
diff --git a/snykTask/package.json b/snykTask/package.json
index 6e7b5dd..8cfed96 100644
--- a/snykTask/package.json
+++ b/snykTask/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
-    "azure-pipelines-task-lib": "4.7.0"
+    "azure-pipelines-task-lib": "4.7.0",
+    "azure-pipelines-tool-lib": "2.0.8"
   }
 }
diff --git a/snykTask/src/__tests__/install/index.test.ts b/snykTask/src/__tests__/install/index.test.ts
index 4ff9b36..c97f561 100644
--- a/snykTask/src/__tests__/install/index.test.ts
+++ b/snykTask/src/__tests__/install/index.test.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 import { downloadExecutable, getSnykDownloadInfo } from '../../install';
 import { Platform } from 'azure-pipelines-task-lib/task';
 import * as nock from 'nock';
-import * as os from 'os';
-import * as path from 'path';
 import * as uuid from 'uuid/v4';
 
 describe('getSnykDownloadInfo', () => {
@@ -182,55 +180,28 @@ describe('downloadExecutable', () => {
     nock('https://example.com')
       .get('/' + fileName)
       .reply(500);
-
-    const targetDirectory = path.join(os.tmpdir());
-
-    await downloadExecutable(
-      targetDirectory,
-      {
-        filename: fileName,
-        downloadUrl: 'https://example.com/' + fileName,
-        fallbackUrl: '',
-      },
-      1,
-    );
-
-    // Assert that the file was not created
-    const calls = mockConsoleError.mock.calls;
-    console.log(mockConsoleError.mock.calls);
-    expect(mockConsoleError).toBeCalledTimes(4);
-    expect(calls[0]).toEqual([`Download of ${fileName} failed: HTTP 500`]);
-    expect(calls[1]).toEqual([
-      `All retries failed for ${fileName} from https://example.com/${fileName}: HTTP 500`,
-    ]);
-  });
-
-  it('gives up after all retries fail with 404 errors with meaningful error', async () => {
-    // Mock the server to always respond with 404 errors
-    const fileName = `test-file-${uuid()}.exe`;
-    nock('https://example.com')
+    nock('https://fallback.com')
       .get('/' + fileName)
-      .times(2)
-      .reply(404);
-
-    const targetDirectory = path.join(os.tmpdir());
+      .reply(500);
 
-    await downloadExecutable(
-      targetDirectory,
-      {
+    try {
+      await downloadExecutable({
         filename: fileName,
         downloadUrl: 'https://example.com/' + fileName,
-        fallbackUrl: '' + fileName,
-      },
-      1,
-    );
-
-    // Assert that the file was not created
-    const calls = mockConsoleError.mock.calls;
-    expect(mockConsoleError).toBeCalledTimes(4);
-    expect(calls[0]).toEqual([`Download of ${fileName} failed: HTTP 404`]);
-    expect(calls[1]).toEqual([
-      `All retries failed for ${fileName} from https://example.com/${fileName}: HTTP 404`,
-    ]);
+        fallbackUrl: 'https://fallback.com/' + fileName,
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Assert that the file was not created
+      const calls = mockConsoleError.mock.calls;
+      console.log(mockConsoleError.mock.calls);
+      expect(mockConsoleError).toBeCalledTimes(2);
+
+      expect(calls[0][0]).toContain(
+        `Download of ${fileName} from https://example.com/${fileName} failed`,
+      );
+      expect(calls[1][0]).toContain(
+        `Download of ${fileName} from https://fallback.com/${fileName} failed`,
+      );
+    }
   });
 });
diff --git a/snykTask/src/__tests__/task-lib.test.ts b/snykTask/src/__tests__/task-lib.test.ts
index 964bdeb..1680dde 100644
--- a/snykTask/src/__tests__/task-lib.test.ts
+++ b/snykTask/src/__tests__/task-lib.test.ts
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
     path.resolve(os.tmpdir(), 'snyk-azure-pipelines-task-test'),
   );
 
-  const dlInfo = getSnykDownloadInfo(tl.getPlatform());
-  await downloadExecutable(tempFolder, dlInfo.snyk);
+  process.env['AGENT_TEMPDIRECTORY'] = tempFolder;
 
-  snykCliPath = path.resolve(tempFolder, dlInfo.snyk.filename);
+  snykCliPath = await downloadExecutable(
+    getSnykDownloadInfo(tl.getPlatform()).snyk,
+  );
 });
 
 afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/snykTask/src/index.ts b/snykTask/src/index.ts
index 3f6d646..12da0ec 100644
--- a/snykTask/src/index.ts
+++ b/snykTask/src/index.ts
@@ -425,17 +425,25 @@ async function run() {
       platform,
       distributionChannel,
     );
-    await downloadExecutable(agentTempDirectory, snykToolDownloads.snyk);
-    await downloadExecutable(agentTempDirectory, snykToolDownloads.snykToHtml);
-    const snykPath = path.resolve(
+
+    const maybeSnykPath = path.join(
       agentTempDirectory,
       snykToolDownloads.snyk.filename,
     );
-    const snykToHtmlPath = path.resolve(
+    const maybeSnykToHtmlPath = path.join(
       agentTempDirectory,
       snykToolDownloads.snykToHtml.filename,
     );
 
+    // the binaries might exist already in the agent temp directory
+    const snykPath = fs.existsSync(maybeSnykPath)
+      ? maybeSnykPath
+      : await downloadExecutable(snykToolDownloads.snyk);
+
+    const snykToHtmlPath = fs.existsSync(maybeSnykToHtmlPath)
+      ? maybeSnykToHtmlPath
+      : await downloadExecutable(snykToolDownloads.snykToHtml);
+
     if (isDebugMode()) {
       console.log('snykPath: ' + snykPath);
       console.log('snykToHtmlPath: ' + snykToHtmlPath);
diff --git a/snykTask/src/install/index.ts b/snykTask/src/install/index.ts
index 3803969..d566867 100644
--- a/snykTask/src/install/index.ts
+++ b/snykTask/src/install/index.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
  */
 
 import { Platform } from 'azure-pipelines-task-lib/task';
-import * as fs from 'fs';
-import * as path from 'path';
-import * as https from 'https';
+import { downloadToolWithRetries, debug } from 'azure-pipelines-tool-lib/tool';
 import { sanitizeVersionInput } from '../lib/sanitize-version-input';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as os from 'os';
 
 export type Executable = {
   filename: string;
@@ -64,127 +64,53 @@ export function getSnykDownloadInfo(
 }
 
 export async function downloadExecutable(
-  targetDirectory: string,
   executable: Executable,
-  maxRetries = 5,
-) {
-  const filePath = path.join(targetDirectory, executable.filename);
-  console.log(`Downloading executable to: ${filePath}`);
-
-  // Check if the file already exists
-  if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
-    console.log(
-      `File ${executable.filename} already exists, skipping download.`,
+): Promise<string> {
+  try {
+    // https://downloads.snyk.io
+    return await download(executable.downloadUrl, executable.filename);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(
+      `Download of ${executable.filename} from ${executable.downloadUrl} failed: ${err.message}`,
     );
-    return;
   }
 
-  const fileWriter = fs.createWriteStream(filePath, {
-    mode: 0o766,
-  });
-
-  // Wrapping the download in a function for easy retrying
-  const doDownload = (urlString, filename) =>
-    new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-      const url = new URL(urlString);
-      const requestOpts: https.RequestOptions = {
-        host: url.hostname,
-        path: url.pathname,
-        timeout: 300000, // 5mins
-      };
-      https
-        .get(requestOpts, (response) => {
-          const isResponseError = response.statusCode !== 200;
-
-          response.on('finish', () => {
-            console.log(`Response finished for ${urlString}`);
-          });
-          response.on('close', () => {
-            console.log(`Download connection closed for ${urlString}`);
-          });
-          response.on('error', (err) => {
-            console.error(`Download of ${filename} failed: ${err.message}`);
-            reject(err);
-          });
-
-          if (response.statusCode !== 200) {
-            fileWriter.close();
-          }
-
-          fileWriter.on('close', () => {
-            console.log(`File.close ${filename} saved to ${filePath}`);
-            if (isResponseError) {
-              reject(new Error(`HTTP ${response.statusCode}`));
-            } else {
-              resolve();
-            }
-          });
+  try {
+    // https://static.snyk.io
+    return await download(executable.fallbackUrl, executable.filename);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(
+      `Download of ${executable.filename} from ${executable.fallbackUrl} failed: ${err.message}`,
+    );
 
-          response.pipe(fileWriter);
-        })
-        .on('timeout', () => {
-          console.error(`Download of ${filename} timed out`);
-          reject();
-        })
-        .on('error', (err) => {
-          console.error(`Request for ${filename} failed: ${err.message}`);
-          reject(err);
-        });
-    });
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
 
-  // Try to download the file, retry up to `maxRetries` times if the attempt fails
-  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < maxRetries; attempt++) {
-    try {
-      console.log(
-        `Downloading: ${executable.filename} from: ${executable.downloadUrl}`,
-      );
-      await doDownload(executable.downloadUrl, executable.filename);
-      console.log(`Download successful for ${executable.filename}`);
-      return;
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error(
-        `Download of ${executable.filename} failed: ${err.message}`,
-      );
+async function download(
+  downloadUrl: string,
+  fileName: string,
+  maxRetries: number = 5,
+) {
+  console.log(`Downloading: ${fileName} from: ${downloadUrl} with retries.`);
+  const filePath = await downloadToolWithRetries(
+    downloadUrl,
+    fileName,
+    [],
+    {},
+    maxRetries,
+  );
+  console.log(`Downloaded executable to: ${filePath}`);
 
-      // Don't wait before retrying the last attempt
-      if (attempt < maxRetries - 1) {
-        console.log(
-          `Retrying download of ${executable.filename} from ${executable.downloadUrl} after 5 seconds...`,
-        );
-        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
-      } else {
-        console.error(
-          `All retries failed for ${executable.filename} from ${executable.downloadUrl}: ${err.message}`,
-        );
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  // the azure-pipelines-tool-lib/tool is not setting the executable permissions on the downloaded files for Unix
+  setExecutablePermissions(filePath);
 
-  // Try to download the file from fallback url, retry up to `maxRetries` times if the attempt fails
-  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < maxRetries; attempt++) {
-    try {
-      console.log(
-        `Downloading: ${executable.filename} from: ${executable.downloadUrl}`,
-      );
-      await doDownload(executable.fallbackUrl, executable.filename);
-      console.log(`Download successful for ${executable.filename}`);
-      return;
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error(
-        `Download of ${executable.filename} failed: ${err.message}`,
-      );
+  return filePath;
+}
 
-      // Don't wait before retrying the last attempt
-      if (attempt < maxRetries - 1) {
-        console.log(
-          `Retrying download of ${executable.filename} from ${executable.fallbackUrl} after 5 seconds...`,
-        );
-        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
-      } else {
-        console.error(
-          `All retries failed for ${executable.filename} from ${executable.fallbackUrl}: ${err.message}`,
-        );
-      }
-    }
+function setExecutablePermissions(filePath: string) {
+  if (os.platform() !== 'win32') {
+    fs.chmodSync(filePath, 0o111);
+    console.log(`Set executable permissions for ${filePath}`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/snykTask/src/lib/sanitize-version-input.ts b/snykTask/src/lib/sanitize-version-input.ts
index ab7d73a..6f45eb7 100644
--- a/snykTask/src/lib/sanitize-version-input.ts
+++ b/snykTask/src/lib/sanitize-version-input.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ export function sanitizeVersionInput(versionString: string = ''): string {
   const version = versionString.toLowerCase().trim();
   const validDistributionChannels = ['stable', 'preview'];
 
-  if (semver.valid(semver.clean(version))) {
-    return `v${semver.clean(version)}`;
-  }
-
   if (validDistributionChannels.includes(version)) {
     return version;
   }
 
+  const cleanedVersion = semver.clean(version);
+  if (cleanedVersion && semver.valid(cleanedVersion)) {
+    return `v${cleanedVersion}`;
+  }
+
+  console.log('Invalid version format. Defaulting to "stable".');
   return 'stable';
 }