diff --git a/.github/workflows/asio__build-target-test.yml b/.github/workflows/asio__build-target-test.yml
index 55c60cc50..fd1c7fdd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/asio__build-target-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/asio__build-target-test.yml
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ jobs:
         idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v5.0", "release-v5.1"]
         idf_target: ["esp32", "esp32s2"]
         example: ["asio_chat", "async_request", "socks4", "ssl_client_server", "tcp_echo_server", "udp_echo_server"]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     env:
       TEST_DIR: components/asio/examples
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.example }} with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }} for ${{ matrix.idf_target }}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           . ${IDF_PATH}/export.sh
           esptool.py --chip ${{ matrix.idf_target }} merge_bin --fill-flash-size 4MB -o flash_image.bin @flash_args
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: examples_app_bin_${{ matrix.idf_target }}_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}_${{ matrix.example }}
           path: |
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Clear repository
         run: sudo rm -fr $GITHUB_WORKSPACE && mkdir $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: examples_app_bin_${{ matrix.idf_target }}_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}_${{ matrix.example }}
           path: ${{ env.TEST_DIR }}/${{ matrix.example }}/build
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ env.TEST_DIR }}/${{ matrix.example }}
         run: |
             python -m pytest --log-cli-level DEBUG --junit-xml=./examples_results_${{ matrix.idf_target }}_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}_${{ matrix.config }}.xml --target=${{ matrix.idf_target }}
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
           name: examples_results_${{ matrix.idf_target }}_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}_${{ matrix.example }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/console_cmd_ifconfig__build.yml b/.github/workflows/console_cmd_ifconfig__build.yml
index c5d21626a..cc0d41889 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/console_cmd_ifconfig__build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/console_cmd_ifconfig__build.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ jobs:
         idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v5.0"]
         idf_target: ["esp32"]
         test: [ { app: ifconfig-basic, path: "components/console_cmd_ifconfig/examples"}]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.test.app }} with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }} for ${{ matrix.idf_target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/console_cmd_ping__build.yml b/.github/workflows/console_cmd_ping__build.yml
index 37f9f120a..f8bc7d8e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/console_cmd_ping__build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/console_cmd_ping__build.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ jobs:
         idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v5.0"]
         idf_target: ["esp32"]
         test: [ { app: ping-basic, path: "components/console_cmd_ping/examples" }]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.test.app }} with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }} for ${{ matrix.idf_target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/console_cmd_wifi__build.yml b/.github/workflows/console_cmd_wifi__build.yml
index 803118433..07ab0c6af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/console_cmd_wifi__build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/console_cmd_wifi__build.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ jobs:
         idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v5.0"]
         idf_target: ["esp32"]
         test: [ { app: wifi-basic, path: "components/console_cmd_wifi/examples" }]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.test.app }} with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }} for ${{ matrix.idf_target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/console_simple_init__build.yml b/.github/workflows/console_simple_init__build.yml
index 53cfc45b7..9d5d2d500 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/console_simple_init__build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/console_simple_init__build.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ jobs:
         idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v5.0"]
         idf_target: ["esp32"]
         test: [ { app: console_basic, path: "components/console_simple_init/examples" }]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.test.app }} with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }} for ${{ matrix.idf_target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples_build-host-test.yml b/.github/workflows/examples_build-host-test.yml
index 15d30c7cc..1d099a407 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples_build-host-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples_build-host-test.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v5.1"]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         idf_ver: ["latest"]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mdns__build-target-test.yml b/.github/workflows/mdns__build-target-test.yml
index eca051d69..5caa61070 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mdns__build-target-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mdns__build-target-test.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v5.0"]
         test: [ { app: example, path: "examples/query_advertise" }, { app: unit_test, path: "tests/unit_test" }, { app: test_app, path: "tests/test_apps" } ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.test.app }} with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ci/clean_build_artifacts.sh `pwd`/$dir
           zip -qur artifacts.zip $dir
           done
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: mdns_bin_esp32_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}_${{ matrix.test.app }}
           path: components/mdns/${{ matrix.test.path }}/artifacts.zip
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Clear repository
         run: sudo rm -fr $GITHUB_WORKSPACE && mkdir $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: mdns_bin_${{ matrix.idf_target }}_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}_${{ matrix.test.app }}
           path: components/mdns/${{ matrix.test.path }}/ci/
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
             mv $dir build
             python -m pytest --log-cli-level DEBUG --junit-xml=./results_${{ matrix.test.app }}_${{ matrix.idf_target }}_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}_${dir#"ci/build_"}.xml --target=${{ matrix.idf_target }}
             done
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
           name: results_${{ matrix.test.app }}_${{ matrix.idf_target }}_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}.xml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mdns__host-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/mdns__host-tests.yml
index 3fa7cd35a..81bb3ef68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mdns__host-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mdns__host-tests.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ jobs:
   host_test_mdns:
     if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'mdns') || github.event_name == 'push'
     name: Host test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:release-v5.1
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: esp-protocols
 
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ jobs:
         idf_ver: ["latest"]
         idf_target: ["esp32"]
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: esp-protocols
       - name: Install Necessary Libs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml
index 21204c653..59261008d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml
@@ -27,13 +27,19 @@ jobs:
             example: "simple_cmux_client"
             warning: "Warning: The smallest app partition is nearly full"
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout esp-protocols
+      - name: Check out code (v3) # @v4 failed due to Node 20's requirement, incompatible with older IDF versions
+        if: matrix.idf_ver != 'latest' && matrix.idf_ver < 'release-v5.0'
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: protocols
+      - name: Check out code (v4)
+        if: matrix.idf_ver == 'latest' || matrix.idf_ver >= 'release-v5.0'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: protocols
       - if: ${{ matrix.skip_config }}
         run: rm -f $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/protocols/components/esp_modem/examples/${{ matrix.example }}/sdkconfig.ci.${{ matrix.skip_config }}*
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.example }} with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
@@ -54,11 +60,11 @@ jobs:
         idf_ver: ["release-v5.0", "release-v5.1", "latest"]
         test: ["target", "target_ota", "target_iperf"]
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: protocols
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.test }} with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
@@ -76,10 +82,25 @@ jobs:
     if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'modem') || github.event_name == 'push'
     uses: "./.github/workflows/run-host-tests.yml"
     with:
-        idf_version: "release-v4.3"
+        idf_version: "latest"
         app_name: "host_modem_test"
         app_path: "esp-protocols/components/esp_modem/test/host_test"
         component_path: "esp-protocols/components/esp_modem"
         upload_artifacts: true
+        run_executable: true
+        run_coverage: true
         pre_run_script: "esp-protocols/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/env.sh"
         publish_unit_test_result: true
+
+  build_linux_example:
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'modem') || github.event_name == 'push'
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/run-host-tests.yml"
+    with:
+        idf_version: "latest"
+        app_name: "linux_modem"
+        app_path: "esp-protocols/components/esp_modem/examples/linux_modem"
+        component_path: "esp-protocols/components/esp_modem"
+        upload_artifacts: true
+        run_executable: false
+        run_coverage: false
+        pre_run_script: "esp-protocols/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/env.sh"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/modem__target-test.yml b/.github/workflows/modem__target-test.yml
index f7f5cf781..5d55b3e7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/modem__target-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/modem__target-test.yml
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ jobs:
           - idf_ver: "latest"
             idf_target: "esp32s2"
             test: { app: usb_a7670_s2, path: examples/pppos_client }
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     env:
       TEST_DIR: components/esp_modem/${{ matrix.test.path }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Build esp-modem target tests with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }} for ${{ matrix.idf_target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mqtt_cxx__build.yml b/.github/workflows/mqtt_cxx__build.yml
index 20cfcf7f5..770629cf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mqtt_cxx__build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mqtt_cxx__build.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ jobs:
         idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v5.0"]
         idf_target: ["esp32"]
         test: [ { app: mqtt-basic, path: "components/esp_mqtt_cxx/examples" }]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.test.app }} with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }} for ${{ matrix.idf_target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_commit_check.yml b/.github/workflows/pre_commit_check.yml
index 7638c498f..56d0ff772 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre_commit_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_commit_check.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}
           fetch-depth: 20
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docs-component.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs-component.yml
index 46d1871f2..0b7d39ba3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docs-component.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs-component.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'espressif/esp-protocols'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-host-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-host-tests.yml
index 467e076a9..8558f963c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-host-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-host-tests.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ on:
             upload_artifacts:
                 type: boolean
                 required: true
+            run_executable:
+                type: boolean
+                required: true
+            run_coverage:
+                type: boolean
+                required: true
             pre_run_script:
                 type: string
                 required: false
@@ -28,14 +34,14 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
       name: Build App
-      runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+      runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
       permissions:
         checks: write
         contents: write
       container: espressif/idf:${{inputs.idf_version}}
       steps:
         - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-          uses: actions/checkout@v3
+          uses: actions/checkout@v4
           with:
             path: esp-protocols
         - name: Build ${{ inputs.app_name }} with IDF-${{ inputs.idf_version }}
@@ -51,7 +57,11 @@ jobs:
             # The sdkconfig.ci.linux specifies Linux as the build target with apropriate settings.
             cp sdkconfig.ci.linux sdkconfig.defaults
             idf.py build
-            ./build/${{inputs.app_name}}.elf -r junit -o junit.xml
+            if [ "${{ inputs.run_executable}}" == "false" ]; then
+                echo "Executeable wasn't run"
+                exit 0
+            fi
+            ./build/${{inputs.app_name}}.elf
         - name: Publish Unit Test Result
           uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action@v2
           if: ${{ inputs.publish_unit_test_result }}
@@ -59,6 +69,7 @@ jobs:
             files: ${{inputs.component_path}}/**/*junit.xml
         - name: Build with Coverage Enabled
           shell: bash
+          if: ${{ inputs.run_coverage }}
           run: |
             component=$(basename ${{ inputs.component_path }})
             if [ -f "${{ inputs.pre_run_script }}" ]; then
@@ -74,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
             ./build/${{inputs.app_name}}.elf
         - name: Run Coverage
           shell: bash
+          if: ${{ inputs.run_coverage }}
           run: |
             apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip rsync
             python -m pip install gcovr
@@ -86,6 +98,7 @@ jobs:
             cp index.html ${{inputs.app_name}}_coverage_report
             cp -rf ${{inputs.app_name}}_coverage_report ${{inputs.app_name}}_coverage.xml $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
         - name: Code Coverage Summary Report
+          if: ${{ inputs.run_coverage }}
           uses: irongut/CodeCoverageSummary@v1.3.0
           with:
             filename: esp-protocols/**/${{inputs.app_name}}_coverage.xml
@@ -99,9 +112,10 @@ jobs:
             thresholds: '60 80'
         - name: Write to Job Summary
           run: cat code-coverage-results.md >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          if: ${{ inputs.run_coverage }}
         - name: Upload files to artifacts for run-target job
-          uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-          if: ${{inputs.upload_artifacts}}
+          uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+          if: ${{ inputs.run_coverage }}
           with:
             name: ${{inputs.app_name}}_coverage_report
             path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/websocket__build-host-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/websocket__build-host-tests.yml
index f60c8ef13..d1c008ad5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/websocket__build-host-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/websocket__build-host-tests.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ jobs:
         app_name: "websocket"
         app_path: "esp-protocols/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/linux"
         component_path: "esp-protocols/components/esp_websocket_client"
+        run_executable: true
         upload_artifacts: true
+        run_coverage: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/websocket__build-target-test.yml b/.github/workflows/websocket__build-target-test.yml
index d8ca9b4dd..de55c40c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/websocket__build-target-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/websocket__build-target-test.yml
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         idf_ver: ["release-v5.0", "release-v5.1", "latest"]
         test: [ { app: example, path: "examples/target" }, { app: unit_test, path: "test" } ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container: espressif/idf:${{ matrix.idf_ver }}
     env:
       TEST_DIR: components/esp_websocket_client/${{ matrix.test.path }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.example }} with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }} for ${{ matrix.idf_target }}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ci/clean_build_artifacts.sh `pwd`/$dir
           zip -qur artifacts.zip $dir
           done
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: websocket_bin_esp32_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}_${{ matrix.test.app }}
           path: ${{ env.TEST_DIR }}/artifacts.zip
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ jobs:
     env:
       TEST_DIR: components/esp_websocket_client/${{ matrix.test.path }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: websocket_bin_esp32_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}_${{ matrix.test.app }}
           path: ${{ env.TEST_DIR }}/ci/
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           mv $dir build
           python -m pytest --log-cli-level DEBUG --junit-xml=./results_${{ matrix.test.app }}_${{ matrix.idf_target }}_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}_${dir#"ci/build_"}.xml --target=${{ matrix.idf_target }}
           done
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
           name: results_${{ matrix.test.app }}_${{ matrix.idf_target }}_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}.xml
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/examples/linux_modem/main/modem_main.cpp b/components/esp_modem/examples/linux_modem/main/modem_main.cpp
index 174c36926..9e6253e51 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/examples/linux_modem/main/modem_main.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/examples/linux_modem/main/modem_main.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ using namespace esp_modem;
 
 [[maybe_unused]] constexpr auto TAG = "linux_modem_main";
 
-
-int main()
+extern "C" void app_main(void)
 {
     // init the DTE
     esp_modem_dte_config_t dte_config = {
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/env.sh b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/env.sh
index 116e13be7..5b39af922 100755
--- a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/env.sh
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/env.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,14 @@
 idf_version=$1
 component=$2
 
-if [[ "$idf_version" == "release-v4.3" ]] && [[ "$component" == "esp_modem" ]]; then
-  lwip=lwip-2.1.2
-  lwip_uri=http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/lwip
-  lwip_contrib=contrib-2.1.0
+lwip=lwip-2.1.2
+lwip_uri=http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/lwip
+lwip_contrib=contrib-2.1.0
 
-  wget --no-verbose ${lwip_uri}/${lwip}.zip
-  unzip -oq ${lwip}.zip
-  wget --no-verbose ${lwip_uri}/${lwip_contrib}.zip
-  unzip -oq ${lwip_contrib}.zip
+wget --no-verbose ${lwip_uri}/${lwip}.zip
+unzip -oq ${lwip}.zip
+wget --no-verbose ${lwip_uri}/${lwip_contrib}.zip
+unzip -oq ${lwip_contrib}.zip
 
-  apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc-8 g++-8
-  update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-8
-  rm /usr/bin/gcov && ln -s /usr/bin/gcov-8 /usr/bin/gcov
-  export LWIP_PATH=`pwd`/$lwip
-  export LWIP_CONTRIB_PATH=`pwd`/$lwip_contrib
-fi
+export LWIP_PATH=`pwd`/$lwip
+export LWIP_CONTRIB_PATH=`pwd`/$lwip_contrib
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b6d4ab57..a1ee4557a 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "test_modem.cpp" "LoopbackTerm.cpp"
-                       INCLUDE_DIRS "$ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/catch"
-                       REQUIRES esp_modem)
+                       REQUIRES esp_modem WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
 
 set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB}  PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
 
+target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE Catch2WithMain)
+
 set_target_properties(${COMPONENT_LIB} PROPERTIES
     CXX_STANDARD 17
     CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/idf_component.yml b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/idf_component.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..218c0392d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dependencies:
+  espressif/catch2:
+    version: '*'
+  idf:
+    version: ">=5.0"
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/test_modem.cpp b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/test_modem.cpp
index d754839e6..7f15e94dc 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/test_modem.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/main/test_modem.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR CC0-1.0
  */
 #define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN // This tells the catch header to generate a main
 #include <memory>
 #include <future>
-#include "catch.hpp"
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <catch2/catch_session.hpp>
 #include "cxx_include/esp_modem_api.hpp"
 #include "LoopbackTerm.h"
+#include <iostream>
 
 using namespace esp_modem;
 
@@ -346,3 +348,25 @@ TEST_CASE("CMUX manual mode transitions", "[esp_modem][transitions]")
     CHECK(dce->set_mode(esp_modem::modem_mode::UNDEF) == true);             // Succeeds from any state
 
 }
+
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_RUNNER
+extern "C" int app_main(void)
+{
+    // Define the argument count and arguments for Catch2, including JUnit reporting
+    int argc = 5;
+    const char *argv[] = {"esp_modem", "-r", "junit", "-o", "junit.xml", nullptr};
+
+    // Run the Catch2 session and store the result
+    int result = Catch::Session().run(argc, argv);
+
+    // Use more descriptive error handling
+    if (result != 0) {
+        printf("Test failed with result %d.\n", result);
+    } else {
+        printf("All tests passed successfully.\n");
+    }
+
+    // Check for the junit.xml file in the current working directory
+    // Exit the application with the test result as the status code
+    std::exit(result);
+}