diff --git a/pyartifactory/__init__.py b/pyartifactory/__init__.py
index 621e7f7..f01e9b7 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/__init__.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Import all object definitions here.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import contextlib
diff --git a/pyartifactory/exception.py b/pyartifactory/exception.py
index 086ed1e..263d679 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/exception.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/exception.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Definition of all exceptions.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 
diff --git a/pyartifactory/models/__init__.py b/pyartifactory/models/__init__.py
index 9d2bca8..58a7033 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/models/__init__.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Import all models here.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Union
diff --git a/pyartifactory/models/artifact.py b/pyartifactory/models/artifact.py
index effe21b..b725357 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/models/artifact.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/models/artifact.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Definition of all artifact models.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import hashlib
diff --git a/pyartifactory/models/auth.py b/pyartifactory/models/auth.py
index aafa93a..71b1111 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/models/auth.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/models/auth.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Definition of all auth models.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Optional, Tuple, Union
diff --git a/pyartifactory/models/build.py b/pyartifactory/models/build.py
index 67bd773..35dfe94 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/models/build.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/models/build.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Definition of all build models.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
diff --git a/pyartifactory/models/group.py b/pyartifactory/models/group.py
index d9d2864..abb881e 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/models/group.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/models/group.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Definition of all group models.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import List, Optional
diff --git a/pyartifactory/models/permission.py b/pyartifactory/models/permission.py
index d675a93..80e61df 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/models/permission.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/models/permission.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Definition of all permission models.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from enum import Enum
diff --git a/pyartifactory/models/repository.py b/pyartifactory/models/repository.py
index ca5c097..c7c1284 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/models/repository.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/models/repository.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Definition of all repository models.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from enum import Enum
diff --git a/pyartifactory/models/user.py b/pyartifactory/models/user.py
index 1fb7abb..d7bee35 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/models/user.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/models/user.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Definition of all user related models.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from datetime import datetime
diff --git a/pyartifactory/objects/artifact.py b/pyartifactory/objects/artifact.py
index 0dac9ab..de92800 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/objects/artifact.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/objects/artifact.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def deploy(
 
         if local_file.is_dir():
             for root, _, files in os.walk(local_file.as_posix()):
-                new_root = f"{artifact_folder}/{root[len(local_file.as_posix()):]}"
+                new_root = f"{artifact_folder}/{root[len(local_file.as_posix()) :]}"
                 for file in files:
                     self.deploy(Path(f"{root}/{file}"), Path(f"{new_root}/{file}"), properties, checksum_enabled)
         else:
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ def _download(self, artifact_path: str, local_directory_path: Optional[Path] = N
         :param local_directory_path: Local path to where the artifact will be downloaded
         :return: File name
         """
-        artifact_path = artifact_path.lstrip("/")
         local_filename = artifact_path.split("/")[-1]
 
         if local_directory_path:
@@ -160,14 +159,28 @@ def _download(self, artifact_path: str, local_directory_path: Optional[Path] = N
         else:
             local_file_full_path = Path(local_filename)
 
-        artifact_path_url = urllib.parse.quote(artifact_path)
-        with self._get(f"{artifact_path_url}", stream=True) as response, local_file_full_path.open("wb") as file:
-            for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
-                if chunk:  # filter out keep-alive new chunks
-                    file.write(chunk)
+        with local_file_full_path.open("wb") as file:
+            for chunk in self.stream(artifact_path):
+                file.write(chunk)
         logger.debug("Artifact %s successfully downloaded", local_filename)
         return local_file_full_path
 
+    def stream(self, artifact_path: str, chunk_size: int = 8192) -> Iterator[bytes]:
+        """
+        Open an Iterator stream of an artifact (file).
+        :param artifact_path: Path to file in Artifactory
+        :param chunk_size: Size of bytes in a chunk
+        :return: Iterator of byte chunks
+        """
+        artifact_path = artifact_path.lstrip("/")
+
+        artifact_path_url = urllib.parse.quote(artifact_path)
+        # Filter out keep-alive new chunks with a filter function
+        return filter(
+            lambda chunk: chunk,
+            self._get(f"{artifact_path_url}", stream=True).iter_content(chunk_size=chunk_size),
+        )
+
     def download(self, artifact_path: str, local_directory_path: str = ".") -> Path:
         """
         Download artifact (file or directory) into local directory.
diff --git a/pyartifactory/objects/object.py b/pyartifactory/objects/object.py
index cb5c9e0..13cc8d1 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/objects/object.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/objects/object.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Definition of artifactory base object.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Optional, Tuple
diff --git a/pyartifactory/utils.py b/pyartifactory/utils.py
index 875fc0b..ae9ca29 100644
--- a/pyartifactory/utils.py
+++ b/pyartifactory/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Definition of all utils.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Any
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f12c59a..41c67b4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ pytest-md = "^0.2.0"
 pytest-emoji = "^0.2.0"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry>=0.12"]
-build-backend = "poetry.masonry.api"
+requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.isort]
 multi_line_output = 3
diff --git a/tests/test_artifacts.py b/tests/test_artifacts.py
index 8143012..f9e5bda 100644
--- a/tests/test_artifacts.py
+++ b/tests/test_artifacts.py
@@ -197,6 +197,27 @@ def test_download_artifact_success(tmp_path):
     assert artifact.is_file()
 
 
+@responses.activate
+def test_stream_artifact_success():
+    artifact_name = ARTIFACT_PATH.split("/")[1]
+    responses.add(
+        responses.GET,
+        f"{URL}/api/storage/{ARTIFACT_PATH}",
+        status=200,
+        json=FILE_INFO_RESPONSE,
+    )
+    responses.add(responses.GET, f"{URL}/{ARTIFACT_PATH}", json=artifact_name, status=200)
+
+    artifactory = ArtifactoryArtifact(AuthModel(url=URL, auth=AUTH))
+    artifact_stream = artifactory.stream(ARTIFACT_PATH)
+
+    text = bytearray()
+    for chunk in artifact_stream:
+        text.extend(chunk)
+
+    assert len(text) == len(f'"{artifact_name}"'.encode("utf-8"))
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "requested_path",
     [ARTIFACT_REPO, f"{ARTIFACT_REPO}/", f"/{ARTIFACT_REPO}", f"/{ARTIFACT_REPO}/"],