diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 005f752..f14aac3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- `utils-java-formatting` dependency marked back as `api`, by @HardNorth
 
 ## [5.1.1]
 ### Changed
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fde8141..0a6d11d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    api 'com.epam.reportportal:utils-java-formatting:5.2.1'
     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 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0'
 
     testImplementation 'com.epam.reportportal:agent-java-test-utils:0.0.2'