diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 34c46825c..000000000
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-name: "Setup action"
-description: "Prepares for execution - set up Java, Kotlin, Gradle"
-
-inputs:
-  jdkVersion:
-    description: "JDK version"
-    required: false
-    default: "11"
-
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: Set up JDK ${{ inputs.jdkVersion }}
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
-      with:
-        distribution: 'zulu'
-        java-version: ${{ inputs.jdkVersion }}
-
-    - name: Setup Gradle
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
-      with:
-        gradle-version: 7.6.1
-
-    - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
-      run: chmod +x gradlew
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Bootstrap gradlew
-      run: ./gradle/bootstrap/bootstrap_gradlew.sh
-      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/actions/sonar/action.yml b/.github/actions/sonar/action.yml
index 2eed51c1e..737802165 100644
--- a/.github/actions/sonar/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/sonar/action.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
     - name: Cache SonarCloud packages
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/.sonar/caches
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Code coverage and publish results
       shell: bash
       run: >
-        ./gradlew --info sonarqube
+        ./gradlew --info sonar
         -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs="-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m"
         -Dresults="build/reports/tests/test,build/test-results/test,build/reports/kover/html"
-        -Psonar.host.url=$SONAR_HOST_URL -Dsonar.login=$SONAR_TOKEN
+        -Psonar.host.url=$SONAR_HOST_URL -Dsonar.token=$SONAR_TOKEN
         -Dsonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths="build/reports/kover/xml/report.xml"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fa5d26be..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
-# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
-# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
-# documentation.
-# This workflow will build a Java project with Gradle and cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time
-# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-java-with-gradle
-
-name: Build with Gradle + Deploy
-
-on:
-  push:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout of github repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-    - name: Setup of environment
-      uses: ./.github/actions/setup
-
-    - name: Check repopository content
-      shell: bash
-      run: pwd && ls -la
-
-    - name: Cache Gradle packages
-      uses: actions/cache@v1
-      with:
-        path: ~/.gradle/caches
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle') }}
-        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle
-
-    - name: Build with Gradle
-      run: gradle wrapper && ./gradlew buildPlugin
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: ./gradlew test
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Sonarcloud scans
-      uses: ./.github/actions/sonar
-      env:
-        SONAR_HOST_URL: ${{ secrets.SONAR_HOST_URL }}
-        SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_TOKEN }}
-
-    - name: Publish built plugin
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        name: builtPlugin
-        path: ./build/distributions/
-
-
-  # deploy:
-  #   needs: build
-
-  #   runs-on: XBY_IJMP_machine
-
-  #   concurrency: built-plugin
-  #   environment:
-  #     name: built-plugin
-  # TODO: use secrets!
-  #     url: http://178.172.233.157/plugin-builds/${{steps.extract_branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME}}/${{ steps.generate_file_name.outputs.NEW_FILE_NAME }}
-
-  #   steps:
-  #   - name: Extract branch name
-  #     id: extract_branch
-  #     shell: bash
-  #     run: echo "BRANCH_NAME=${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-  #   - name: Check current directory
-  #     shell: bash
-  #     run: pwd && ls -la
-
-  #   - name: Download artifacts
-  #     uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-  #     with:
-  #       name: builtPlugin
-  #       path: ./build/distributions/
-
-  #   - name: Check plugin built availability
-  #     shell: bash
-  #     run: ls -la ./build/distributions
-
-  #   - name: Get name of build plugin archive
-  #     id: getting_file_name
-  #     shell: bash
-  #     run: >
-  #       CURRENT_FILE_NAME_PATH=$(echo $(find build -name "zowe-explorer*")) &&
-  #       echo "Name of current file: $CURRENT_FILE_NAME_PATH" &&
-  #       echo "CURRENT_FILE_NAME_PATH=$CURRENT_FILE_NAME_PATH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-  #   - name: Generate new name for built plugin
-  #     id: generate_file_name
-  #     shell: bash
-  #     run: >
-  #       TEMP_VAR=${{ steps.getting_file_name.outputs.CURRENT_FILE_NAME_PATH }}
-  #       NEW_FILE_NAME="$(echo ${TEMP_VAR%.zip*})."$(date +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%:z" | tr ':' _)".zip" &&
-  #       NEW_FILE_NAME=${NEW_FILE_NAME##*/} &&
-  #       echo "Name of new file: $NEW_FILE_NAME" &&
-  #       echo "NEW_FILE_NAME=$NEW_FILE_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-  #   - name: Move built plugin to destination folder
-  #     shell: bash
-  #     run: >
-  #       mkdir -p /var/www/plugin-builds/${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME }} &&
-  #       mv ${{ steps.getting_file_name.outputs.CURRENT_FILE_NAME_PATH }} /var/www/plugin-builds/${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME }}/${{ steps.generate_file_name.outputs.NEW_FILE_NAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bac65558a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
+# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
+# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
+# documentation.
+# This workflow will build a Java project with Gradle and cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-java-with-gradle
+
+name: Build + Test&Sonar + Verify
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      pluginVerifierHomeDir: ${{ steps.properties.outputs.pluginVerifierHomeDir }}
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout the plugin GitHub repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Validate Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v2
+
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: zulu
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+        with:
+          gradle-home-cache-cleanup: true
+
+      - name: Check repository content
+        shell: bash
+        run: pwd && ls -la
+
+      - name: Fetch Gradle properties
+        id: properties
+        env:
+          AUTO_SNAPSHOT_VERSION: false
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          PROPERTIES="$(./gradlew properties --console=plain -q)"
+
+          echo "pluginVerifierHomeDir=~/.pluginVerifier" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          # prepare list of IDEs to use by plugin verifier:
+          ./gradlew listProductsReleases
+
+      - name: Build plugin
+        shell: bash
+        run: ./gradlew buildPlugin
+
+      - name: Prepare Plugin Artifact
+        id: artifact
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }}/build/distributions
+          FILENAME=`ls *.zip`
+          unzip "$FILENAME" -d content
+          echo "filename=${FILENAME:0:-4}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "zip artifact name:"
+          echo "$FILENAME"
+
+      - name: Publish built plugin to artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ steps.artifact.outputs.filename }}
+          path: ./build/distributions/content/*/*
+
+  test_and_sonar:
+    needs: [build]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout the plugin GitHub repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: zulu
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+        with:
+          gradle-home-cache-cleanup: true
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        shell: bash
+        run: ./gradlew test
+
+      - name: Publish tests result to artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: tests-report
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/build/reports/tests
+
+      - name: Publish code coverage report to artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: code-coverage-report
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/build/reports/kover/html
+
+      - name: SonarCloud scans
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: ./.github/actions/sonar
+        env:
+          SONAR_HOST_URL: ${{ secrets.SONAR_HOST_URL }}
+          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_TOKEN }}
+
+  verify:
+    if: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') }}
+    needs: [build]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Maximize Build Space
+        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
+        with:
+          tool-cache: false
+          large-packages: false
+
+      - name: Checkout the plugin GitHub repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: zulu
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+        with:
+          gradle-home-cache-cleanup: true
+
+      - name: Setup Plugin Verifier IDEs Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ needs.build.outputs.pluginVerifierHomeDir }}/ides
+          key: plugin-verifier-${{ hashFiles('build/listProductsReleases.txt') }}
+
+      - name: Verify plugin against IntelliJ IDEA IDE's
+        continue-on-error: true
+        shell: bash
+        run: ./gradlew runPluginVerifier -Dplugin.verifier.home.dir=${{ needs.build.outputs.pluginVerifierHomeDir }}
+
+      - name: Collect Plugin Verifier Result
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: plugin-verifier-report
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/build/reports/pluginVerifier
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff7ad772f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
+# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
+# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
+# documentation.
+# This workflow will build a Java project with Gradle and cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time.
+# After the build stage is finished, it is ready to be published to the respective public repositories
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-java-with-gradle
+
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout the plugin GitHub repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Validate Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v2
+
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: zulu
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+        with:
+          gradle-home-cache-cleanup: true
+
+      - name: Fetch Gradle properties
+        id: properties
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          PROPERTIES="$(./gradlew properties --console=plain -q)"
+          PLUGIN_VERSION_FULL="$(echo "$PROPERTIES" | grep "^pluginVersion:" | cut -f2- -d ' ')"
+          PLUGIN_VERSION_SEMVER="$(echo "$PLUGIN_VERSION_FULL" | grep -Po '\d{1,}\.\d{1,}\.\d{1,}')"
+          CURR_COMMIT="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+
+          echo "pluginVersionFull: $PLUGIN_VERSION_FULL"
+          echo "pluginVersionSemVer: $PLUGIN_VERSION_SEMVER"
+          echo "currCommit: $CURR_COMMIT"
+
+          echo "pluginVersionFull=$PLUGIN_VERSION_FULL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "pluginVersionSemVer=$PLUGIN_VERSION_SEMVER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "currCommit=$CURR_COMMIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Publish Plugin
+        env:
+          ZOWE_INTELLIJ_MARKET_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ZOWE_INTELLIJ_MARKET_TOKEN }}
+          INTELLIJ_SIGNING_CERTIFICATE_CHAIN: ${{ secrets.INTELLIJ_SIGNING_CERTIFICATE_CHAIN }}
+          INTELLIJ_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.INTELLIJ_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          INTELLIJ_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.INTELLIJ_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+        run: ./gradlew publishPlugin
+
+      - name: Prepare release notes
+        id: release_notes
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          CHANGELOG="$(./gradlew getChangelog -q)"
+
+          echo 'version_release_notes<<EOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$CHANGELOG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo 'EOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          echo "Release notes to be added:"
+          echo "$CHANGELOG"
+
+      - name: Create new tag and release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          git tag ${{ steps.properties.outputs.pluginVersionFull }}
+          git push origin ${{ steps.properties.outputs.pluginVersionFull }}
+          gh release create ${{ steps.properties.outputs.pluginVersionFull }} --title ${{ steps.properties.outputs.pluginVersionFull }} --target ${{ steps.properties.outputs.currCommit }} -F- <<EOF
+          ${{ steps.release_notes.outputs.version_release_notes }}
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Upload Release Built Artifact
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: gh release upload ${{ steps.properties.outputs.pluginVersionFull }} ./build/distributions/*
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.properties.outputs.pluginVersionFull }}"
+          BRANCH="release-changelog-update-$VERSION"
+
+          git config user.email "action@github.com"
+          git config user.name "GitHub Action"
+
+          git checkout -b $BRANCH
+          git commit -am ":moyai: ${VERSION}" -m "[skip ci]"
+          git push --set-upstream origin $BRANCH
+
+          gh pr create \
+            --title ":moyai: \`$VERSION\`" \
+            --body "Current pull request contains patched \`CHANGELOG.md\` file for the \`$VERSION\` version." \
+            --base "release/v$VERSION" \
+            --head $BRANCH
+
+      - name: Close Milestone
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/milestones \
+            --jq '.[] | select(.title == "${{ steps.properties.outputs.pluginVersionSemVer }}") | .number' \
+            | xargs -I '{}' gh api -X PATCH repos/{owner}/{repo}/milestones/{} -F state='closed'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonar-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/sonar-scan.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a3ff14db..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/sonar-scan.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-name: Sonar Scans
-
-on:
-    push:
-        branches: [ main ]
-    pull_request:
-        branches: [ main ]
-    workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-
-  RunSonar:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-
-    steps:
-      -  uses: actions/checkout@v2
-         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
-      - name: Cache SonarCloud packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v1
-        with:
-          path: ~/.sonar/cache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
-      - name: Cache Gradle packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v1
-        with:
-          path: ~/.gradle/caches
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle') }}
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle
-      - name: Build Project
-        run: ./gradlew build
-      - name: Run Tests
-        run: ./gradlew test
-      - name: Code coverage and publish results
-        run: >
-            ./gradlew --info sonarqube
-            -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs="-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m"
-            -Dresults="build/reports/tests/test,build/test-results/test,build/reports/jacoco/test/html"
-            -Psonar.host.url=$SONAR_HOST_URL -Dsonar.login=$SONAR_TOKEN
-            -Partifactory_user=$ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME -Partifactory_password=$ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD
-            -Dsonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths="build/reports/jacoco.xml"
-        env:
-            ARTIFACTORY_USE RNAME: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME }}
-            ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD }}
-            SONAR_HOST_URL: ${{ secrets.SONAR_HOST_URL }}
-            SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
-            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c7884e537..7d4249988 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
 
-## `1.2.0 (2024-xx-yy)`
+## [Unreleased]
 
-* Feature: TSO CLI PA1 button functionality added ([48834cac](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/48834cac))
-* Feature: Allocation units clarification added ([1ff218e4](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/1ff218e4))
-* Feature: Now after allocating a dataset, a notification is shown instead of a dialog window ([20343651](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/20343651))
-* Feature: VFS_CHANGES topic rework for encoding purposes ([3adaded3](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/3adaded3))
-* Feature: Close all files in editor, related to the file/folder/dataset/member being deleted ([8a0d9980](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/8a0d9980))
+### Features
 
+* Feature: GitHub issue #171: TSO CLI PA1 button functionality added ([48834cac](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/48834cac))
+* Feature: GitHub issue #172: Allocation units clarification added ([1ff218e4](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/1ff218e4))
+* Feature: GitHub issue #173: Now after allocating a dataset, a notification is shown instead of a dialog window ([20343651](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/20343651))
+* Feature: GitHub issue #174: VFS_CHANGES topic rework for encoding purposes ([3adaded3](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/3adaded3))
+* Feature: GitHub issue #175: Close all files in editor, related to the file/folder/dataset/member being deleted ([8a0d9980](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/8a0d9980))
+
+### Bugfixes
 
 * Bugfix: GitHub issue #159: Zowe config detection doesn't work correctly ([c73226f6](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/c73226f6))
 * Bugfix: Warning during working set creation without masks/job filters is missing ([4fd0b22c](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/4fd0b22c))
@@ -24,7 +27,9 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
 * Bugfix: TSO EXEC command without operands causes the CLI to hang ([d071960a](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/d071960a))
 * Bugfix: Connection is not fully reset to the last successful state and it causes errors ([f6d5a72e](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/f6d5a72e))
 
-## `1.1.2 (2024-01-22)`
+## [1.1.2-221] (2024-01-22)
+
+### Bugfixes
 
 * Bugfix: Sync action does not work after file download ([bfb125d7](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/bfb125d7))
 * Bugifx: "Skip This Files" doesn't work when uploading local file to PDS ([749b2d4b](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/749b2d4b))
@@ -38,7 +43,9 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
 * Bugfix: Conflicting VFS and content storage name ([3a2c8d60](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/3a2c8d60))
 * Bugfix: GitHub issue #167: Zowe explorer config is not converted ([b5eae7a2](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/b5eae7a2))
 
-## `1.1.1 (2023-11-23)`
+## [1.1.1-221] (2023-11-23)
+
+### Bugfixes
 
 * Bugfix: Dataset color does not change when
   cutting ([fa6f6ae5](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/fa6f6ae5))
@@ -67,7 +74,9 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
 * Bugfix: GitHub issue #162: Sync does not work on files and datasets in
   autosync ([da93cf9b](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/da93cf9b))
 
-## `1.1.0 (2023-09-07)`
+## [1.1.0-221] (2023-09-07)
+
+### Features
 
 * Feature: GitHub issue #14: UX: Edit WS
   mask ([0d358d0d](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/0d358d0d))
@@ -122,6 +131,7 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
 * Feature: Unit
   tests ([019bef00](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/019bef00), [fa903c1c](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/fa903c1c), [709a5e2f](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/709a5e2f), [07ecd283](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/07ecd283), [93febb62](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/93febb62), [517c2cff](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/517c2cff), [29cd85e4](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/29cd85e4), [3850fcec](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/3850fcec), [5646963e](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/5646963e), [be3b5086](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/be3b5086), [5043f5da](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/5043f5da), [fdf67e1c](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/fdf67e1c))
 
+### Bugfixes
 
 * Bugfix: GitHub issue #138: Job is identified as successful while it ends with
   RC=12 ([99491858](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/99491858))
@@ -158,13 +168,16 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
 * Bugfix: ClassCastException: class java.util.ArrayList cannot be cast to class
   com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile ([cdc0a458](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/cdc0a458))
 
-## `1.0.2 (2023-06-13)`
+## [1.0.2-221] (2023-06-13)
+
+### Features
 
 * Feature: Returned support for IntelliJ
   2022.1 ([6329c788](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/6329c788))
 * Feature: Focus on dataset name field in allocation
   dialog ([fccb77f9](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/fccb77f9))
 
+### Bugfixes
 
 * Bugfix: Memory leak bug ([644c9fa1](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/644c9fa1))
 * Bugfix: GitHub issue #132: IDE internal error -
@@ -185,10 +198,13 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
 * Bugfix: Unknown file type after delete member after
   move ([02b8090f](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/02b8090f))
 
-## `1.0.1 (2023-04-18)`
+## [1.0.1] (2023-04-18)
+
+### Features
 
 * Feature: Support for IntelliJ 2023.1
 
+### Bugfixes
 
 * Bugfix: Runtime Exception in Zowe Explorer when delete
   dataset ([6a2458f2](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/6a2458f2))
@@ -219,10 +235,13 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
   PDS ([ec94b39e](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/ec94b39e))
 * Bugfix: USS file empty after rename ([71c49b24](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/71c49b24))
 
-## `1.0.0 (2023-03-21)`
+## [1.0.0] (2023-03-13)
+
+### Breaking changes
 
 * Breaking: Java 17 usage introduced. Plugin requires to use it with IntelliJ version >= 2022.3
 
+### Features
 
 * Feature: GitHub issue #31: Support for CHMOD
   operation ([3a166173](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/3a166173))
@@ -258,6 +277,7 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
   CrudableTestSpec ([3ff0ab36](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/3ff0ab36))
 * Feature: Unit tests: jUnit to Kotest ([0fa8a1d6](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/0fa8a1d6))
 
+### Bugfixes
 
 * Bugfix: Unit tests are broken ([e2f12c92](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/e2f12c92))
 * Bugfix: GitHub issue #55: Error in event log when copy member to PDS that does not have enough
@@ -319,8 +339,6 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
   dialog ([8504564c](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/8504564c))
 * Bugfix: Typo in message for incorrect directory quantity in allocate
   dataset ([8504564c](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/8504564c))
-* Bugfix: Typo in message for incorrect directory quantity in allocate
-  dataset ([8504564c](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/8504564c))
 * Bugfix: Unhandled error type for jobs ([47ea9f94](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/47ea9f94))
 * Bugfix: Automatic refresh does not work correctly for job filter after purge job via context
   menu ([47ea9f94](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/47ea9f94))
@@ -338,14 +356,15 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
   exist ([7cee23f3](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/7cee23f3))
 * Bugfix: Policy agreement is gone wild ([d600f58e](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/d600f58e))
 * Bugfix: Exception while opening TSO CLI ([540bfa80](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/540bfa80))
-* Bugfix: Exception during IDE startup with
-  plugin ([5dbc9f27](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/5dbc9f27))
 
-## `0.3.1 (2022-11-30)`
+## [0.3.1] (2022-11-30)
+
+### Features
 
 * Feature: Unit tests for utils
   module ([16fae1fb](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/16fae1fb)) ([683185bb](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/683185bb))
 
+### Bugfixes
 
 * Bugfix: DnD does not work properly ([e5dfa3a3](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/e5dfa3a3))
 * Bugfix: Copy DS member to USS folder does not
@@ -355,10 +374,13 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
 * Bugfix: Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V does not work if copy file from remote to
   local ([e5601e7f](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/e5601e7f))
 
-## `0.3.0 (2022-11-18)`
+## [0.3.0] (2022-11-18)
+
+### Breaking changes
 
 * Breaking: Kotlin DSL v2 usage introduced. Plugin requires to use it with IntelliJ version >= 2022.1
 
+### Features
 
 * Feature: Configurable batch size to load filter
   smoothly ([928baba](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/928baba))
@@ -380,6 +402,7 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
 * Feature: Source code documentation added ([636411e](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/636411e)
   , [11bb7dd](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/11bb7dd))
 
+### Bugfixes
 
 * Bugfix: File cache conflict if open JCL to edit it in JES explorer second
   time ([b3962de](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commit/b3962de))
@@ -424,3 +447,12 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe IntelliJ Plugin will be documented in this file.
 * Bugfix: GitHub issue #16: Error creating zOSMF connection
 * Bugfix: GitHub issue #85: The windows 'Add Working Set'/'Edit Working Set' are automatically resized if z/OSMF
   connection with very long name is added
+
+[1.1.2-221]: https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/compare/1.1.1-221...1.1.2-221
+[1.1.1-221]: https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/compare/1.1.0-221...1.1.1-221
+[1.1.0-221]: https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/compare/1.0.2-221...1.1.0-221
+[1.0.2-221]: https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/compare/1.0.1...1.0.2-221
+[1.0.1]: https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/compare/1.0.0...1.0.1
+[1.0.0]: https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/compare/0.3.1...1.0.0
+[0.3.1]: https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/compare/0.3.0...0.3.1
+[0.3.0]: https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij/commits/0.3.0
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98b22ae63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Security Policy
+
+## Supported Versions
+
+| Version | Supported          |
+| ------- | ------------------ |
+| 1.2.x   | :white_check_mark: |
+| < 1.2   | :x:                |
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+Please direct all security issues to [ukalesnikau@ibagroup.eu](mailto:ukalesnikau@ibagroup.eu?subject=Vulnerability%20report). The team lead will reply to acknowledge receipt of the vulnerability and coordinate remediation with the affected project and version.
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 37a55d794..6db85f263 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,20 +9,25 @@
  */
 
 import kotlinx.kover.api.KoverTaskExtension
+import org.jetbrains.changelog.Changelog
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
+import java.time.LocalDate
+import java.time.ZoneId
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 
-buildscript {
-  dependencies {
-    classpath("org.sonarsource.scanner.gradle:sonarqube-gradle-plugin:3.1.1")
-  }
-}
+fun properties(key: String) = providers.gradleProperty(key)
+fun environment(key: String) = providers.environmentVariable(key)
+fun dateValue(pattern: String): String =
+  LocalDate.now(ZoneId.of("Europe/Warsaw")).format(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(pattern))
 
 plugins {
-  id("org.sonarqube") version "3.3"
+  id("org.sonarqube") version "5.0.0.4638"
   id("org.jetbrains.intellij") version "1.17.2"
+  id("org.jetbrains.changelog") version "2.2.0"
   kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.22"
   java
   id("org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kover") version "0.6.1"
+  id("org.owasp.dependencycheck") version "9.1.0"
 }
 
 val sonarLinksCi: String by project
@@ -31,8 +36,8 @@ apply(plugin = "kotlin")
 apply(plugin = "org.jetbrains.intellij")
 apply(from = "gradle/sonar.gradle")
 
-group = "org.zowe"
-version = "1.2.0-221"
+group = properties("pluginGroup").get()
+version = properties("pluginVersion").get()
 val remoteRobotVersion = "0.11.22"
 val okHttp3Version = "4.12.0"
 val kotestVersion = "5.8.1"
@@ -82,10 +87,35 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 intellij {
-  version.set("2022.1")
+  version.set(properties("platformVersion").get())
+}
+
+// Configure Gradle Changelog Plugin - read more: https://github.com/JetBrains/gradle-changelog-plugin
+changelog {
+  version.set(properties("pluginVersion").get())
+  header.set(provider { "${version.get()} (${dateValue("yyyy-MM-dd")})" }.get())
+  groups.set(listOf("Breaking changes", "Features", "Bugfixes", "Deprecations", "Security"))
+  keepUnreleasedSection.set(false)
+  itemPrefix.set("*")
+  repositoryUrl.set(properties("pluginRepositoryUrl").get())
+  sectionUrlBuilder.set { repositoryUrl, currentVersion, previousVersion, isUnreleased: Boolean ->
+    repositoryUrl + when {
+      isUnreleased -> when (previousVersion) {
+        null -> "/commits"
+        else -> "/compare/$previousVersion...HEAD"
+      }
+
+      previousVersion == null -> "/commits/$currentVersion"
+      else -> "/compare/$previousVersion...$currentVersion"
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 tasks {
+  wrapper {
+    gradleVersion = properties("gradleVersion").get()
+  }
+
   withType<KotlinCompile> {
     kotlinOptions {
       jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_11.toString()
@@ -98,29 +128,25 @@ tasks {
   }
 
   patchPluginXml {
-    sinceBuild.set("221.5080")
-    untilBuild.set("222.*")
+    version.set(properties("pluginVersion").get())
+    sinceBuild.set(properties("pluginSinceBuild").get())
+    untilBuild.set(properties("pluginUntilBuild").get())
+
+    val changelog = project.changelog // local variable for configuration cache compatibility
+    // Get the latest available change notes from the changelog file
     changeNotes.set(
-      """
-      <b>New features:</b>
-      <ul>
-        <li>None at the moment</li>
-      </ul>
-      <br>
-      <b>Fixed bugs:</b>
-      <ul>
-        <li>Sync action does not work after file download</li>
-        <li>"Skip This Files" doesn't work when uploading local file to PDS</li>
-        <li>"Use new name" doesn't work for copying partitioned dataset to USS folder</li>
-        <li>"Use new name" doesn't work for copying sequential dataset to partitioned dataset</li>
-        <li>"Use new name" doesn't work when uploading local file to PDS</li>
-        <li>Editing two members with the same name does not update the content for one of the members</li>
-        <li>Topics handling</li>
-        <li>Zowe config v2 handling</li>
-        <li>JES Explorer bug when ABEND job is being displayed</li>
-        <li>Conflicting VFS and content storage name</li>
-        <li>GitHub issue #167: Zowe explorer config is not converted</li>
-      </ul>"""
+      properties("pluginVersion")
+        .map { pluginVersion ->
+          with(changelog) {
+            renderItem(
+              (getOrNull(pluginVersion) ?: getUnreleased())
+                .withHeader(false)
+                .withEmptySections(false),
+              Changelog.OutputType.HTML,
+            )
+          }
+        }
+        .get()
     )
   }
 
@@ -151,6 +177,10 @@ tasks {
     )
   }
 
+  koverHtmlReport {
+    finalizedBy("koverXmlReport")
+  }
+
   val createOpenApiSourceJar by registering(Jar::class) {
     // Java sources
     from(sourceSets.main.get().java) {
@@ -169,6 +199,30 @@ tasks {
     from(createOpenApiSourceJar) { into("lib/src") }
   }
 
+  signPlugin {
+    certificateChain.set(environment("INTELLIJ_SIGNING_CERTIFICATE_CHAIN").map { it })
+    privateKey.set(environment("INTELLIJ_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY").map { it })
+    password.set(environment("INTELLIJ_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD").map { it })
+  }
+
+  publishPlugin {
+    dependsOn("patchChangelog")
+    token.set(environment("ZOWE_INTELLIJ_MARKET_TOKEN").map { it })
+    // The pluginVersion is based on the SemVer (https://semver.org)
+    // Read more: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/deployment.html#specifying-a-release-channel
+    channels.set(
+      properties("pluginVersion")
+        .map {
+          listOf(
+            it.substringAfter('-', "")
+              .substringAfter('-', "")
+              .substringBefore('.')
+              .ifEmpty { "stable" }
+          )
+        }
+        .map { it })
+  }
+
   downloadRobotServerPlugin {
     version.set(remoteRobotVersion)
   }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 7d6c0a374..5413b7b20 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1,26 @@
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the
+# Eclipse Public License v2.0 which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v20.html
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+#
+# Copyright IBA Group 2020
+#
+
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xss1M
+
+# IntelliJ Platform Properties -> https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/tools-gradle-intellij-plugin.html#configuration-intellij-extension
+platformVersion = 2022.1
+
+# SemVer format -> https://semver.org
+pluginVersion = 1.2.0-221
+pluginGroup = org.zowe
+pluginRepositoryUrl = https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-intellij
+
+# Supported build number ranges and IntelliJ Platform versions -> https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/build-number-ranges.html
+pluginSinceBuild = 221.5080
+pluginUntilBuild = 222.*
+
+# Gradle Releases -> https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases
+gradleVersion = 8.7.0
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 943f0cbfa..afba10928 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 508322917..20db9ad5c 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.6.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.7-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/editor/EditorTestSpec.kt b/src/test/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/editor/EditorTestSpec.kt
index 424fa1f79..eff97736e 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/editor/EditorTestSpec.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/editor/EditorTestSpec.kt
@@ -510,34 +510,6 @@ class EditorTestSpec : WithApplicationShouldSpec({
 
       assertSoftly { descriptors?.isEmpty() shouldBe true }
     }
-    should("check file when getting decoder error") {
-
-      text = "qwe��rty"
-
-      var decoderResultIsError = false
-      var pointer = 0
-      every { decoderMock.decode(any(), any(), any()) } answers {
-        val back = secondArg<CharBuffer>()
-        val str = text.substring(pointer)
-        val pos = str.indexOfFirst { it !in 'A'..'z' }
-        if (pos != -1) {
-          decoderResultIsError = true
-          pointer += pos
-          back.position(pointer)
-          pointer++
-        } else {
-          decoderResultIsError = false
-          back.put(str)
-        }
-        decoderResultMock
-      }
-      every { decoderResultMock.isError } answers { decoderResultIsError }
-
-      val descriptors = lossyEncodingInspection.checkFile(psiFileMock, inspectionManagerMock, isOnTheFly)
-
-      assertSoftly { descriptors?.size shouldBe 1 }
-      assertSoftly { descriptors?.get(0)?.textRangeInElement shouldBe TextRange(3, 5) }
-    }
     should("check file where not all characters are decoded back") {
 
       text = "qwerty."