diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 877ba461..1ac2e10f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${GLES_VERSION})
 
-pkg_check_modules(hyprctl_deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprutils>=0.2.1)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprctl_deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprutils>=0.2.4)
 
 pkg_check_modules(aquamarine_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET aquamarine>=0.4.2)
 
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index b9055015..47254052 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1730968903,
-        "narHash": "sha256-zFvzLXcSm0Ia4XI1SE4FQ9KE63hlGrRWhLtwMolWuR8=",
+        "lastModified": 1731163338,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Qflei0JBeqQ0c8jxA8e982xAxJvfMwfx4Aci2eJi84s=",
         "owner": "hyprwm",
         "repo": "hyprutils",
-        "rev": "3ce0cde8709cdacbfba471f8e828433b58a561e9",
+        "rev": "60d3dece30f98e8ad85131829c8529950630d6bc",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/hyprpm/CMakeLists.txt b/hyprpm/CMakeLists.txt
index 692e8da1..65935638 100644
--- a/hyprpm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hyprpm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE SRCFILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/*.cpp")
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 
-pkg_check_modules(deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET tomlplusplus hyprutils>=0.1.1)
+pkg_check_modules(deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET tomlplusplus hyprutils>=0.2.4)
 
 add_executable(hyprpm ${SRCFILES})
 
diff --git a/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp b/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp
index 57c67641..159b9cd6 100644
--- a/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -23,22 +23,19 @@
 #include <toml++/toml.hpp>
 
 #include <hyprutils/string/String.hpp>
+#include <hyprutils/os/Process.hpp>
 using namespace Hyprutils::String;
+using namespace Hyprutils::OS;
 
 static std::string execAndGet(std::string cmd) {
     cmd += " 2>&1";
-    std::array<char, 128> buffer;
-    std::string           result;
-    using PcloseType = int (*)(FILE*);
-    const std::unique_ptr<FILE, PcloseType> pipe(popen(cmd.c_str(), "r"), static_cast<PcloseType>(pclose));
-    if (!pipe)
-        return "";
 
-    result.reserve(buffer.size());
-    while (fgets(buffer.data(), buffer.size(), pipe.get()) != nullptr) {
-        result += buffer.data();
-    }
-    return result;
+    CProcess proc("/bin/sh", {cmd});
+    
+    if (!proc.runSync())
+        return "error";
+
+    return proc.stdOut();
 }
 
 SHyprlandVersion CPluginManager::getHyprlandVersion() {
diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
index 878f5ca1..75154796 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 #include <execinfo.h>
 #endif
 #include <hyprutils/string/String.hpp>
+#include <hyprutils/os/Process.hpp>
 using namespace Hyprutils::String;
+using namespace Hyprutils::OS;
 
 #if defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
@@ -583,18 +585,12 @@ float vecToRectDistanceSquared(const Vector2D& vec, const Vector2D& p1, const Ve
 
 // Execute a shell command and get the output
 std::string execAndGet(const char* cmd) {
-    std::array<char, 128> buffer;
-    std::string           result;
-    using PcloseType = int (*)(FILE*);
-    const std::unique_ptr<FILE, PcloseType> pipe(popen(cmd, "r"), static_cast<PcloseType>(pclose));
-    if (!pipe) {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "execAndGet: failed in pipe");
-        return "";
-    }
-    while (fgets(buffer.data(), buffer.size(), pipe.get()) != nullptr) {
-        result += buffer.data();
-    }
-    return result;
+    CProcess proc("/bin/sh", {cmd});
+
+    if (!proc.runSync())
+        return "error";
+
+    return proc.stdOut();
 }
 
 void logSystemInfo() {