diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 3fb63354..49fbfb0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -196,59 +196,30 @@ jobs:
       - name: Notify Slack
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.0.0
         with:
-          channel-id: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CHANNEL_ID }}
+          method: chat.postMessage
+          token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
           payload: |
-            {
-              "blocks": [
-                {
-                  "type": "section",
-                  "text": {
-                    "type": "mrkdwn",
-                    "text": ":rocket: *${{ github.workflow }} Completed in: ${{ github.repository }}* :white_check_mark:"
-                  }
-                },
-                {
-                  "type": "divider"
-                },
-                {
-                  "type": "section",
-                  "fields": [
-                    {
-                      "type": "mrkdwn",
-                      "text": "*Build Result:*\n${{ needs.integration-tests.result == 'success' && ':large_green_circle: Build Passed' || ':red_circle: Build Failed' }}"
-                    },
-                    {
-                      "type": "mrkdwn",
-                      "text": "*Branch:*\n`${{ github.ref_name }}`"
-                    }
-                  ]
-                },
-                {
-                  "type": "section",
-                  "fields": [
-                    {
-                      "type": "mrkdwn",
-                      "text": "*Commit Hash:*\n<${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/commit/${{ github.sha }}|${{ github.sha }}>"
-                    },
-                    {
-                      "type": "mrkdwn",
-                      "text": "*Run URL:*\n<${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}|View Run Details>"
-                    }
-                  ]
-                },
-                {
-                  "type": "divider"
-                },
-                {
-                  "type": "context",
-                  "elements": [
-                    {
-                      "type": "mrkdwn",
-                      "text": "Triggered by: :bust_in_silhouette: `${{ github.actor }}`"
-                    }
-                  ]
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-        env:
-          SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
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+            channel: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CHANNEL_ID }}
+            blocks:
+              - type: section
+                text:
+                  type: mrkdwn
+                  text: ":rocket: *${{ github.workflow }} Completed in: ${{ github.repository }}* :white_check_mark:"
+              - type: divider
+              - type: section
+                fields:
+                  - type: mrkdwn
+                    text: "*Build Result:*\n${{ needs.integration-tests.result == 'success' && ':large_green_circle: Build Passed' || ':red_circle: Build Failed' }}"
+                  - type: mrkdwn
+                    text: "*Branch:*\n`${{ github.ref_name }}`"
+              - type: section
+                fields:
+                  - type: mrkdwn
+                    text: "*Commit Hash:*\n<${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/commit/${{ github.sha }}|${{ github.sha }}>"
+                  - type: mrkdwn
+                    text: "*Run URL:*\n<${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}|View Run Details>"
+              - type: divider
+              - type: context
+                elements:
+                  - type: mrkdwn
+                    text: "Triggered by: :bust_in_silhouette: `${{ github.actor }}`"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notify-slack.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notify-slack.yml
index 99b669c2..d3f53cd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notify-slack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notify-slack.yml
@@ -13,30 +13,12 @@ jobs:
         id: main_message
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.0.0
         with:
-          channel-id: ${{ secrets.DEV_DX_SLACK_CHANNEL_ID }}
+          method: chat.postMessage
+          token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
           payload: |
-            {
-              "blocks": [
-                {
-                  "type": "section",
-                  "text": {
-                    "type": "mrkdwn",
-                    "text": "*New Release Published: _ansible_linode_ - ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} is now live!* :tada:"
-                  }
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-        env:
-          SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Notify Slack - Threaded Release Notes
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.0.0
-        with:
-          channel-id: ${{ secrets.DEV_DX_SLACK_CHANNEL_ID }}
-          payload: |
-            {
-              "thread_ts": "${{ steps.main_message.outputs.ts }}",
-              "text": "*<${{ github.event.release.html_url }}| ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} Release notes>*"
-            }
-        env:
-          SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
+            channel: ${{ secrets.DEV_DX_SLACK_CHANNEL_ID }}
+            blocks:
+              - type: section
+                text:
+                  type: mrkdwn
+                  text: "*New Release Published: _ansible_linode_ <${{ github.event.release.html_url }}|${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}> is now live!* :tada:"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a5d6dcf2..60e3a4c3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ install: build
 	ansible-galaxy collection install *.tar.gz --force -p $(COLLECTIONS_PATH)
 
 deps:
-	pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt --upgrade
+	pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt --force
 
 lint:
 	pylint plugins
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/linode_common.py b/plugins/module_utils/linode_common.py
index b05dfc95..d5f35f3a 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/linode_common.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/linode_common.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import polling
 from ansible_collections.linode.cloud.plugins.module_utils.linode_helper import (
-    format_api_error,
     format_generic_error,
 )
 
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ def __init__(
                 res = self.exec_module(**self.module.params)
             except ApiError as err:
                 # We don't want to return a stack trace for an API error
-                self.fail(msg=format_api_error(err))
+                self.fail(msg=f"Error from Linode API: {str(err)}")
             except polling.TimeoutException as err:
                 self.fail(
                     msg="failed to wait for condition: timeout period expired"
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/linode_helper.py b/plugins/module_utils/linode_helper.py
index f2d69ed4..0429881b 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/linode_helper.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/linode_helper.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import linode_api4
 import polling
 from linode_api4 import (
-    ApiError,
     LinodeClient,
     LKENodePool,
     LKENodePoolNode,
@@ -329,12 +328,6 @@ def get_all_paginated(
     return result
 
 
-def format_api_error(err: ApiError) -> str:
-    """Formats an API error into a readable string"""
-
-    return f"Error from Linode API: [{err.status}] {';'.join(err.errors)}"
-
-
 def format_generic_error(err: Exception) -> str:
     """Formats a generic error into a readable string"""
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d1030e00..3490bb5b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-linode-api4>=5.22.0
+linode-api4>=5.24.0
 polling==0.3.2
 ansible-specdoc>=0.0.15
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/api_error/tasks/main.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/api_error/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afeb74b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/api_error/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+- name: api_error
+  block:
+    - name: Attempt to create an instance with validation errors
+      linode.cloud.instance:
+        region: fake-region
+        type: g6-fake-plan
+        state: present
+      register: failing_request
+      failed_when: '"msg" not in failing_request'
+
+    - name: Ensure the error message is formatted as expected
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - failing_request.changed == False
+          - 'failing_request.msg.startswith("Error from Linode API: POST /v4beta/linode/instances: [400]")'
+          - '"type: A valid plan type by that ID was not found" in failing_request.msg'
+          - '"region: region is not valid" in failing_request.msg'
+
+  environment:
+    LINODE_UA_PREFIX: '{{ ua_prefix }}'
+    LINODE_API_TOKEN: '{{ api_token }}'
+    LINODE_API_URL: '{{ api_url }}'
+    LINODE_API_VERSION: '{{ api_version }}'
+    LINODE_CA: '{{ ca_file or "" }}'