diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 251830e..7b343a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2024 EPAM Systems
+# Copyright 2025 EPAM Systems
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write  # Required for NPM OIDC
-  contents: write
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests and check coverage
         run: npm run test:coverage
 
-  publish-to-npm-and-gpr:
+  publish-to-npm:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -55,17 +55,3 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm config list
           npm publish --access public
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version: 24
-          registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
-          scope: '@reportportal'
-      - name: Publish to GPR
-        run: |
-          npm config set //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=$NODE_AUTH_TOKEN
-          npm config set scope '@reportportal'
-          npm config list
-          npm publish
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00fc050..e2146f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+### Fixed
+- The default agent params overriding via `restClientConfig.agent`. Fixes [agent-js-playwright#193](https://github.com/reportportal/agent-js-playwright/issues/193).
 
 ## [5.5.3] - 2025-11-06
 ### Changed
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d4e5069..060fc45 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.5.3
+5.5.4-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/lib/rest.js b/lib/rest.js
index cf4ca73..b5f752f 100644
--- a/lib/rest.js
+++ b/lib/rest.js
@@ -65,10 +65,12 @@ class RestClient {
 
   request(method, url, data, options = {}) {
     // Only apply proxy agents if custom agents are not explicitly provided
-    // Priority: explicit httpsAgent/httpAgent > proxy config > default
+    // Priority: explicit httpsAgent/httpAgent/agent > proxy config > default
     const hasCustomAgents =
       this.restClientConfig &&
-      ('httpsAgent' in this.restClientConfig || 'httpAgent' in this.restClientConfig);
+      ('httpsAgent' in this.restClientConfig ||
+        'httpAgent' in this.restClientConfig ||
+        'agent' in this.restClientConfig);
     const proxyAgents = hasCustomAgents ? {} : getProxyAgentForUrl(url, this.restClientConfig);
     const usingProxyAgent = Object.keys(proxyAgents).length > 0;