diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_images.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_images.yml
index fde31aad3c..aadf8eb1e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_images.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
             --build-cache
             -Pdetekt.multiplatform.disabled=true
             -PsaveCliVersion=${{ env.SAVE_CLI_VERSION }}
-            -PsaveCliPath=file://${{ github.workspace }}/save/save-cli/build/bin/linuxX64/releaseExecutable
+            -PsaveCliPath=${{ github.workspace }}/save/save-cli/build/bin/linuxX64/releaseExecutable
             -PgprUser=${{ github.actor }}
             -PgprKey=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
             ${{ env.ADDITIONAL_GRADLE_OPTS }}
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index b2ca9f1141..a9be8dd622 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import com.saveourtool.save.buildutils.*
 @Suppress("DSL_SCOPE_VIOLATION", "RUN_IN_SCRIPT")  // https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/22797
 plugins {
     id("com.saveourtool.save.buildutils.versioning-configuration")
-    id("com.saveourtool.save.buildutils.save-cli-download-configuration")
     id("com.saveourtool.save.buildutils.code-quality-convention")
     id("com.saveourtool.save.buildutils.publishing-configuration")
     alias(libs.plugins.talaiot.base)
diff --git a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/buildutils/VersioningConfiguration.kt b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/buildutils/VersioningConfiguration.kt
index 77ae3141ef..8bde20af19 100644
--- a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/buildutils/VersioningConfiguration.kt
+++ b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/buildutils/VersioningConfiguration.kt
@@ -9,15 +9,7 @@ import org.ajoberstar.grgit.gradle.GrgitServicePlugin
 import org.ajoberstar.reckon.gradle.ReckonExtension
 import org.ajoberstar.reckon.gradle.ReckonPlugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
-import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.*
-import java.util.*
-
-/**
- * @return path to the file with save-cli version for current build
- */
-@Suppress("CUSTOM_GETTERS_SETTERS")
-internal val Project.pathToSaveCliVersion get() = "${rootProject.buildDir}/save-cli.properties"
 
 /**
  * Configures reckon plugin for [this] project, should be applied for root project only
@@ -52,16 +44,6 @@ fun Project.configureVersioning() {
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * @return save-cli version for current build
- */
-@Suppress("CUSTOM_GETTERS_SETTERS")
-internal fun Project.readSaveCliVersion(): Provider<String> = rootProject.tasks.named("getSaveCliVersion")
-    .map { getSaveCliVersionTask ->
-        val file = file(getSaveCliVersionTask.outputs.files.singleFile)
-        Properties().apply { load(file.reader()) }["version"] as String
-    }
-
 /**
  * @return true if this string denotes a snapshot version
  */
diff --git a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/buildutils/save-cli-configuration.gradle.kts b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/buildutils/save-cli-configuration.gradle.kts
index 3b1ec1704c..8622317aaf 100644
--- a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/buildutils/save-cli-configuration.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/buildutils/save-cli-configuration.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 package com.saveourtool.save.buildutils
 
-import de.undercouch.gradle.tasks.download.Download
 import org.gradle.accessors.dm.LibrariesForLibs
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.*
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import java.io.File
 
 plugins {
     kotlin("jvm")
-    id("de.undercouch.download")
 }
 
 val saveCliVersion: String = the<LibrariesForLibs>()
@@ -22,20 +20,24 @@ val saveCliVersion: String = the<LibrariesForLibs>()
     .get()
 
 dependencies {
-    val isSaveCliProvided = hasProperty("saveCliPath")
-    if (isSaveCliProvided) {
+    if (saveCliVersion.isSnapshot()) {
+        val target = "$buildDir/save-cli"
         val saveCliPath = providers.gradleProperty("saveCliPath")
+        logger.info(
+            "save-cli version is SNAPSHOT ({}), add {} as a runtime dependency",
+            saveCliVersion, saveCliPath
+        )
         @Suppress("GENERIC_VARIABLE_WRONG_DECLARATION")
-        val downloadSaveCliTaskProvider: TaskProvider<Download> = tasks.register<Download>("downloadSaveCli") {
-            enabled = isSaveCliProvided
-            src { saveCliPath }
-            dest { saveCliPath.map { "$buildDir/download/${File(it).name}" } }
-
-            overwrite(false)
+        val copySaveCliTaskProvider: TaskProvider<Copy> = tasks.register<Copy>("copySaveCli") {
+            from(saveCliPath)
+            into(target)
+            eachFile {
+                duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.WARN
+            }
         }
         add("runtimeOnly",
-            files(layout.buildDirectory.dir("$buildDir/download")).apply {
-                builtBy(downloadSaveCliTaskProvider)
+            files(layout.buildDirectory.dir(target)).apply {
+                builtBy(copySaveCliTaskProvider)
             }
         )
     }
diff --git a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/buildutils/save-cli-download-configuration.gradle.kts b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/buildutils/save-cli-download-configuration.gradle.kts
deleted file mode 100644
index e819828ecc..0000000000
--- a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/buildutils/save-cli-download-configuration.gradle.kts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Configuration task to download save-cli once per a project
- */
-
-package com.saveourtool.save.buildutils
-
-import de.undercouch.gradle.tasks.download.Download
-import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.*
-
-plugins {
-    id("de.undercouch.download")
-}
-
-tasks.register<Download>("downloadSaveCli") {
-    val saveCliVersion = readSaveCliVersion()
-    val saveCliFileName = saveCliVersion.map { "save-$it-linuxX64.kexe" }
-    val saveCliPath = saveCliVersion.zip(saveCliFileName) { version, fileName ->
-        findProperty("saveCliPath")?.takeIf { version.isSnapshot() } as String?
-            ?: "https://github.com/saveourtool/save-cli/releases/download/v$version/$fileName"
-    }
-    src { saveCliPath }
-    dest { saveCliFileName.map { fileName -> "$buildDir/download/$fileName" } }
-
-    overwrite(false)
-}
diff --git a/save-deploy/README.md b/save-deploy/README.md
index c353e56fbc..84db081120 100644
--- a/save-deploy/README.md
+++ b/save-deploy/README.md
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ The `save-backend` and `save-sandbox` download newer versions of `save-cli` from
 #### Using a `SNAPSHOT` version of `save-cli`
 
 If `save-cli` is set to snapshot version in `lib.version.toml`, we download `save-cli`'s sources and build them in _GitHub_ action: [Build and push Docker images](../.github/workflows/deploy_images.yml).
-Then adds the result (_.kexe_) to `save-backend` and `save-sandbox` as a runtime dependency
+Then _Gradle_ adds the result (_.kexe_) to `save-backend` and `save-sandbox` as a runtime dependency
 
-**Note:** `libs.version.toml` can contain __blabla-SNAPSHOT__ version, but we will build a version from the latest main in `save-cli`
+**Under the hood:** _Gradle_ supports two variables `saveCliVersion` and `saveCliPath`.
+The `saveCliVersion` overrides version of `save-cli` from `lib.version.toml`.
+The `saveCliPath` specifies a path to `save-cli`'s _.kexe_ and it's required when version of `save-cli` is **SNAPSHOT**.
+
+**Note:** `libs.version.toml` can contain _blabla-SNAPSHOT_ version, but we will build a version from the latest main in `save-cli`
 and set the built version of `save-cli` to generated file: `generated/SaveCliVersion.kt`.
 
 ## Server deployment