diff --git a/svc-bgs-api/src/Gemfile b/svc-bgs-api/src/Gemfile
index df788a3a4..89f8030f2 100644
--- a/svc-bgs-api/src/Gemfile
+++ b/svc-bgs-api/src/Gemfile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ gem 'bgs_ext', git: 'https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/bgs-ext.g
 gem 'datadog_api_client', '>=2.23.0'
 gem 'rexml', '~> 3.3.9'
 gem 'async', '>= 2.17.0'
+gem 'nokogiri', '>= 1.16.8' 
 
 group :development, :test do
   gem 'rspec'
diff --git a/svc-bgs-api/src/Gemfile.lock b/svc-bgs-api/src/Gemfile.lock
index c04baa7b6..0c3e4a8a7 100644
--- a/svc-bgs-api/src/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/svc-bgs-api/src/Gemfile.lock
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ GEM
     net-smtp (0.5.0)
       net-protocol
     nkf (0.2.0)
-    nokogiri (1.16.5-arm64-darwin)
+    nokogiri (1.16.8-arm64-darwin)
       racc (~> 1.4)
-    nokogiri (1.16.5-x86_64-linux)
+    nokogiri (1.16.8-x86_64-linux)
       racc (~> 1.4)
     nori (2.7.0)
       bigdecimal
     public_suffix (5.0.5)
-    racc (1.8.0)
+    racc (1.8.1)
     rack (2.2.9)
     rbtree (0.4.6)
     rexml (3.3.9)
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ GEM
     zeitwerk (2.6.15)
 
 PLATFORMS
+  arm64-darwin-22
   arm64-darwin-23
   x86_64-linux
 
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   bunny (>= 2.13.0)
   cgi (~> 0.3.6)
   datadog_api_client (>= 2.23.0)
+  nokogiri (>= 1.16.8)
   rexml (~> 3.3.9)
   rspec