diff --git a/.husky/hooks/test-runner.sh b/.husky/hooks/test-runner.sh
index 4dcfe11..e0220f7 100755
--- a/.husky/hooks/test-runner.sh
+++ b/.husky/hooks/test-runner.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ fi
 
 # Run tests
 echo "  - Running tests..."
-if pytest --html=tests/test-report/test-report.html; then
+# HTML report only when pytest-html is installed (it is optional)
+HTML_ARGS=""
+if python -c "import pytest_html" 2>/dev/null; then
+    HTML_ARGS="--html=tests/test-report/test-report.html"
+fi
+if pytest $HTML_ARGS; then
     echo "    ✅ All tests passed"
 else
     echo "    ❌ Tests failed. Please fix before pushing."
diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index da3763f..a209c95 100755
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+# >>> GitGuardian secret scan (managed by Contentstack Security) >>>
+if [ -z "${CI:-}" ]; then
+  if ! command -v ggshield >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ggshield is not installed - secret scanning is required. Setup: https://contentstack.atlassian.net/wiki/x/FIDVEwE" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  ggshield secret scan pre-commit || exit 1
+fi
+# <<< GitGuardian secret scan <<<
+
 # Pre-commit hook to run Talisman and Snyk scans, completing both before deciding to commit
 
 # Function to check if a command exists
diff --git a/.husky/pre-push b/.husky/pre-push
index 55f5168..639ec39 100755
--- a/.husky/pre-push
+++ b/.husky/pre-push
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+# >>> GitGuardian secret scan (managed by Contentstack Security) >>>
+if [ -z "${CI:-}" ]; then
+  if ! command -v ggshield >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ggshield is not installed - secret scanning is required. Setup: https://contentstack.atlassian.net/wiki/x/FIDVEwE" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  ggshield secret scan pre-push "$@" || exit 1
+fi
+# <<< GitGuardian secret scan <<<
+
 
 echo "🚀 Running pre-push checks..."
 
@@ -10,7 +20,12 @@ fi
 
 # Run tests to ensure code quality
 echo "🧪 Running tests..."
-if ! pytest --html=tests/test-report/test-report.html; then
+# HTML report only when pytest-html is installed (it is optional)
+HTML_ARGS=""
+if python -c "import pytest_html" 2>/dev/null; then
+    HTML_ARGS="--html=tests/test-report/test-report.html"
+fi
+if ! pytest $HTML_ARGS; then
     echo "❌ Tests failed. Please fix before pushing."
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index ac7dad0..d9f2fb3 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 * @contentstack/developer-ecosystem-pr-reviewers
 .github/workflows/ @contentstack/security-admin
 **/.snyk @contentstack/security-admin
-**/CODEOWNERS @contentstack/security-admin
\ No newline at end of file
+**/CODEOWNERS @contentstack/security-admin
+**/.gitguardian.yaml @contentstack/security-admin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2f61310..1509117 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,5 @@ lxml~=6.1.0
 ruff==0.11.5
 pytest>=7.0.0
 pytest-cov>=4.0.0
-pytest-html>=4.2.0
-black>=26.3.1
 flake8>=6.0.0
 isort>=5.0.0