diff --git a/docker/ghost-dev/Dockerfile b/docker/ghost-dev/Dockerfile
index 34142360fc9..e0187842c02 100644
--- a/docker/ghost-dev/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ghost-dev/Dockerfile
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ COPY ghost/parse-email-address/package.json ghost/parse-email-address/package.js
 # Install dependencies
 # Note: Dependencies are installed at build time, but source code is mounted at runtime.
 
-# Copy the install helper script (pnpm install wrapper with retry logic)
-COPY .github/scripts/install-deps.sh .github/scripts/install-deps.sh
+# Copy root lifecycle scripts/hooks needed by `pnpm install`
+COPY .github/scripts .github/scripts
+COPY .github/hooks .github/hooks
 
 # Enable corepack so it can read packageManager from package.json and provide pnpm
 RUN corepack enable
diff --git a/ghost/core/package.json b/ghost/core/package.json
index 39594c477ad..e1ce2dec4a9 100644
--- a/ghost/core/package.json
+++ b/ghost/core/package.json
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     "@tryghost/logging": "2.5.5",
     "@tryghost/members-csv": "2.0.5",
     "@tryghost/metrics": "1.0.43",
-    "@tryghost/mongo-utils": "^0.6.3",
+    "@tryghost/mongo-utils": "0.6.3",
     "@tryghost/mw-error-handler": "1.0.13",
     "@tryghost/mw-vhost": "1.0.6",
     "@tryghost/nodemailer": "0.3.48",
diff --git a/ghost/i18n/package.json b/ghost/i18n/package.json
index 8f60c11e563..9af61401e04 100644
--- a/ghost/i18n/package.json
+++ b/ghost/i18n/package.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     "mocha": "11.7.5"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@tryghost/debug": "0.1.40",
     "i18next": "23.16.8"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 22feb9f35ba..3c7c0890bd0 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ importers:
         specifier: 1.0.43
         version: 1.0.43
       '@tryghost/mongo-utils':
-        specifier: ^0.6.3
+        specifier: 0.6.3
         version: 0.6.3
       '@tryghost/mw-error-handler':
         specifier: 1.0.13
@@ -2592,6 +2592,9 @@ importers:
 
   ghost/i18n:
     dependencies:
+      '@tryghost/debug':
+        specifier: 0.1.40
+        version: 0.1.40
       i18next:
         specifier: 23.16.8
         version: 23.16.8