diff --git a/.github/.env.shared b/.github/.env.shared
index f1e541b..ee7881f 100644
--- a/.github/.env.shared
+++ b/.github/.env.shared
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ GITLEAKS_VERSION=8.27.2                           # Version of gitleaks to insta
 GORELEASER_VERSION=v2.11.0                        # Version of goreleaser to install and use (vX.Y.Z) (https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser)
 GOVULNCHECK_VERSION=v1.1.4                        # Version of govulncheck to use for Go vuln scanning (vX.Y.Z) (https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/vuln)
 NANCY_EXCLUDES=CVE-2024-38513,CVE-2022-21698,CVE-2023-45142  # Known acceptable CVEs (cve,cve2,...)
-NANCY_VERSION=v1.0.51                             # Version of nancy to install and use (vX.Y.Z) (https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/nancy)
+NANCY_VERSION=v1.0.52                             # Version of nancy to install and use (vX.Y.Z) (https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/nancy)
 NODE_VERSION=20                                   # Node.js version for prettier and other tools (major version)
 PRETTIER_VERSION=3.6.2                            # Version of prettier to use for YAML validation (X.Y.Z) (https://www.npmjs.com/package/prettier)
 
diff --git a/.github/pip/pip-tools-requirements.in b/.github/pip/pip-tools-requirements.in
index 56ee916..bd090cc 100644
--- a/.github/pip/pip-tools-requirements.in
+++ b/.github/pip/pip-tools-requirements.in
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 pip-tools==7.4.1
 setuptools>=78.1.1
-pip<25  # pip 25.1 has compatibility issues with pip-tools on Python 3.13
+pip<26  # pip 25.1 has compatibility issues with pip-tools on Python 3.13
diff --git a/.github/pip/pip-tools-requirements.txt b/.github/pip/pip-tools-requirements.txt
index a4c2d21..2295eaa 100644
--- a/.github/pip/pip-tools-requirements.txt
+++ b/.github/pip/pip-tools-requirements.txt
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ wheel==0.45.1 \
     # via pip-tools
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
-pip==24.3.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:3790624780082365f47549d032f3770eeb2b1e8bd1f7b2e02dace1afa361b4ed \
-    --hash=sha256:ebcb60557f2aefabc2e0f918751cd24ea0d56d8ec5445fe1807f1d2109660b99
+pip==25.2 \
+    --hash=sha256:578283f006390f85bb6282dffb876454593d637f5d1be494b5202ce4877e71f2 \
+    --hash=sha256:6d67a2b4e7f14d8b31b8b52648866fa717f45a1eb70e83002f4331d07e953717
     # via
     #   -r pip-tools-requirements.in
     #   pip-tools
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fortress-security-scans.yml b/.github/workflows/fortress-security-scans.yml
index 040bb10..053ff19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fortress-security-scans.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fortress-security-scans.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ on:
       gitleaks-license:
         description: "Gitleaks license key"
         required: false
+      ossi-username:
+        description: "OSS Index username for Nancy authentication"
+        required: false
+      ossi-token:
+        description: "OSS Index token for Nancy authentication"
+        required: false
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -110,6 +116,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🔍 Ask Nancy
         uses: sonatype-nexus-community/nancy-github-action@726e338312e68ecdd4b4195765f174d3b3ce1533 # v1.0.3
         continue-on-error: false
+        env: # Authentication for OSS Index (recommended)
+          OSSI_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ossi-username }}
+          OSSI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ossi-token }}
         with:
           githubToken: ${{ secrets.github-token }} # ← prevents rate-limit 403
           nancyVersion: ${{ env.NANCY_VERSION }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fortress.yml b/.github/workflows/fortress.yml
index 912bd80..69ab1ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fortress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fortress.yml
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_TOKEN != '' && secrets.GH_PAT_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       gitleaks-license: ${{ secrets.GITLEAKS_LICENSE }}
+      ossi-username: ${{ secrets.OSSI_USERNAME }}
+      ossi-token: ${{ secrets.OSSI_TOKEN }}
   # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Code Quality Checks
   # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------