diff --git a/tasks/nodejs-nx-analysis/task.yaml b/tasks/nodejs-nx-analysis/task.yaml
index 583e0a4..6e58f70 100644
--- a/tasks/nodejs-nx-analysis/task.yaml
+++ b/tasks/nodejs-nx-analysis/task.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     - name: nodejsImageName
       type: string
       default: "node:slim"
-      description: Node.js image (e.g., node:23-slim)
+      description: Node.js image (e.g., node:18-slim)
 
   workspaces:
     - name: source
@@ -48,14 +48,24 @@ spec:
           cd "$(params.subdirectory)"
         fi
 
-        echo "📦 Installing dependencies"
-        npm ci
+        echo "🧩 Using pnpm via corepack"
+        corepack enable
+        corepack prepare pnpm@8.15.4 --activate
+
+        echo "🔐 Checking for private npm credentials"
+        if [ -f /workspace/npm-auth/.npmrc ]; then
+          echo "✅ Found .npmrc"
+          cp /workspace/npm-auth/.npmrc ~/.npmrc
+        fi
+
+        echo "📦 Installing dependencies with pnpm"
+        pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
         echo "🔍 Running ESLint for project: $(params.targetProject)"
-        npx nx lint $(params.targetProject)
+        pnpm nx lint $(params.targetProject)
 
         echo "🧪 Running Jest tests for project: $(params.targetProject) with coverage"
-        npx nx test $(params.targetProject) --code-coverage
+        pnpm nx test $(params.targetProject) --code-coverage
 
         COVERAGE_DIR="coverage/$(params.targetProject)"
         HTML_DIR="$COVERAGE_DIR/lcov-report"