diff --git a/.github/workflows/Scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml b/.github/workflows/Scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml
index 1cfc09759..0653e3d70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Scheduled-Dependabot-PRs-Auto-Merge.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install GitHub CLI
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
index eba60d018..4824e3835 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Step 1: Checkout the code from your repository
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       # Step 2: Validate the Azure template using microsoft/template-validation-action
       - name: Validate Azure Template
diff --git a/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
index 51984487e..d9478f28b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get changed markdown files (PR only)
         id: changed-markdown-files
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@ed68ef82c095e0d48ec87eccea555d944a631a4c # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v46
         with:
           files: |
             **/*.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Broken Links in Changed Markdown Files
         id: lychee-check-pr
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && steps.changed-markdown-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
-        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.4.1
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.6.1
         with:
           args: >
             --verbose --exclude-mail --no-progress --exclude ^https?://
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Broken Links in All Markdown Files in Entire Repo (Manual Trigger)
         id: lychee-check-manual
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.4.1
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.6.1
         with:
           args: >
             --verbose --exclude-mail --no-progress --exclude ^https?://
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 88bf47515..2a2cbb23d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
 
-      - uses: codfish/semantic-release-action@v3
+      - uses: codfish/semantic-release-action@v4
         id: semantic
         with:
           tag-format: 'v${version}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 2f4b89894..d1d35864f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       WEBAPP_URL: ${{ steps.get_output.outputs.WEBAPP_URL }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Setup Azure CLI
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-push.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-push.yml
index cd0ada9a8..7f4f7fb04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-push.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
index bda941af8..7dfaea26f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ jobs:
         # See supported Node.js release schedule at https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v5
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         cache: 'npm'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-title-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-title-checker.yml
index b7e70e56b..842cf679f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-title-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-title-checker.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'merge_group' }}
     steps:
-      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v6
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
index f77e1e102..8cc4b46c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Step 1: Checkout code
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       # Step 2: Set up Python environment
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
index 3e1a5597e..2c6321914 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on:
     - ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Set up Python 3.11
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: "3.11"
     - name: Install dependencies
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on:
     - windows-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - name: Set up Python 3.11
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: "3.11"
     - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
index c91575804..20e3e7c73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Mark Stale Issues and PRs
-        uses: actions/stale@v9
+        uses: actions/stale@v10
         with:
           stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open 180 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment, or it will be closed in 30 days."
           stale-pr-message: "This PR is stale because it has been open 180 days with no activity. Please update or it will be closed in 30 days."
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch full history for accurate branch checks
       - name: Fetch All Branches
diff --git a/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml b/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml
index ee9233b91..40a792ad6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/telemetry-template-check.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Check for required metadata template line
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml b/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
index 593a24c12..f602d4aea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.13'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index d9c52774a..efb6a507a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest  # Use the latest Ubuntu runner
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4  # Checkout the repository
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5  # Checkout the repository
 
       # Set up Python environment for Backend
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"  # Set Python version
 
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest  # Use the latest Ubuntu runner
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4  # Checkout the repository
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5  # Checkout the repository
 
       # Set up Node.js environment for Frontend
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version: '20'  # Set the Node.js version
       
diff --git a/src/backend/api/agent/browse_agent_factory.py b/src/backend/api/agent/browse_agent_factory.py
index 87ff384ce..c6343eea7 100644
--- a/src/backend/api/agent/browse_agent_factory.py
+++ b/src/backend/api/agent/browse_agent_factory.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async def create_or_get_agent(cls):
         project_index = await project_client.indexes.create_or_update(
             name=index_name,
             version=index_version,
-            body={
+            index={
                 "connectionName": app_settings.datasource.connection_name,
                 "indexName": app_settings.datasource.index,
                 "type": "AzureSearch",
diff --git a/src/backend/api/agent/section_agent_factory.py b/src/backend/api/agent/section_agent_factory.py
index f76d90abc..9680b17ee 100644
--- a/src/backend/api/agent/section_agent_factory.py
+++ b/src/backend/api/agent/section_agent_factory.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async def create_or_get_agent(cls):
         project_index = await project_client.indexes.create_or_update(
             name=index_name,
             version=index_version,
-            body={
+            index={
                 "connectionName": app_settings.datasource.connection_name,
                 "indexName": app_settings.datasource.index,
                 "type": "AzureSearch",
diff --git a/src/backend/api/agent/template_agent_factory.py b/src/backend/api/agent/template_agent_factory.py
index e16db59b6..5753fd305 100644
--- a/src/backend/api/agent/template_agent_factory.py
+++ b/src/backend/api/agent/template_agent_factory.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async def create_or_get_agent(cls):
         project_index = await project_client.indexes.create_or_update(
             name=index_name,
             version=index_version,
-            body={
+            index={
                 "connectionName": app_settings.datasource.connection_name,
                 "indexName": app_settings.datasource.index,
                 "type": "AzureSearch",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/helpers/helpers.ts b/src/frontend/src/helpers/helpers.ts
index b36dbb016..8816726e5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/helpers/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/helpers/helpers.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ export const parseCitationFromMessage = (message: ChatMessage) => {
 
 export const cleanJSON = (jsonString: string) => {
     try {
+        // Check if the string contains JSON-like patterns before processing
+        if (!jsonString.includes('{') || !jsonString.includes('}')) {
+            return ''
+        }
+        
         let lines: string[]
         let cleanString = ''
         lines = jsonString.split('\n')
diff --git a/src/requirements-dev.txt b/src/requirements-dev.txt
index 3d94c83b4..fd415bb9a 100644
--- a/src/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/src/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 -r requirements.txt
 azure-ai-documentintelligence==1.0.2
-Markdown==3.8.2
-requests==2.32.4
+Markdown==3.9
+requests==2.32.5
 tqdm==4.67.1
 tiktoken
-langchain==0.3.26
+langchain==0.3.27
 bs4==0.0.2
 urllib3==2.5.0
-pytest==8.4.1
-pytest-asyncio==1.0.0
-PyMuPDF==1.26.1
+pytest==8.4.2
+pytest-asyncio==1.2.0
+PyMuPDF==1.26.4
 azure-storage-blob
 chardet
 azure-keyvault-secrets
 coverage
 flake8==7.3.0
-black==25.1.0
+black==25.9.0
 autoflake==2.3.1
-isort==6.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
+isort==6.1.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/requirements.txt b/src/requirements.txt
index 2840e7a18..c4c2d95e2 100644
--- a/src/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/requirements.txt
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-azure-identity==1.23.0
+azure-identity==1.25.0
 # Flask[async]==2.3.2
-openai==1.93.0
-azure-search-documents==11.6.0b12
-azure-storage-blob==12.25.1
+openai==2.0.1
+azure-search-documents==11.7.0b1
+azure-storage-blob==12.26.0
 python-dotenv==1.1.1
 azure-cosmos==4.9.0
-azure-ai-projects==1.0.0b11
+azure-ai-projects==1.0.0
 azure-ai-inference==1.0.0b9
 quart==0.20.0
-uvicorn==0.35.0
-aiohttp==3.12.13
+uvicorn==0.37.0
+aiohttp==3.12.15
 gunicorn==23.0.0
 pydantic==2.11.10
 pydantic-settings==2.10.1
 flake8==7.3.0
-black==25.1.0
+black==25.9.0
 autoflake==2.3.1
-isort==6.0.1
+isort==6.1.0
 opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc
 opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http
 opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc
 azure-monitor-events-extension
-opentelemetry-sdk==1.31.1
-opentelemetry-api==1.31.1
-opentelemetry-semantic-conventions==0.52b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation==0.52b1
-azure-monitor-opentelemetry==1.6.8
\ No newline at end of file
+opentelemetry-sdk==1.37.0
+opentelemetry-api==1.37.0
+opentelemetry-semantic-conventions==0.58b0
+opentelemetry-instrumentation==0.58b0
+azure-monitor-opentelemetry==1.8.1
\ No newline at end of file