diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 72d1cb636..bafe34e17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ jobs:
           SYC_LAUNCH_CONTAINER: 1
           SYC_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ env.SYC_IMAGE_VERSION }}
           PYFLUENT_LAUNCH_CONTAINER: 1
+          PYFLUENT_CONTAINER_INSECURE_MODE: 1
           FLUENT_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ env.FLUENT_IMAGE_VERSION }}
           PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE: FALSE
           PYMAPDL_PORT: "50053"
diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/635.dependencies.md b/doc/changelog.d/635.dependencies.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65615c03b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/635.dependencies.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Build(deps-dev): bump ansys-fluent-core from 0.35.0 to 0.38.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 86a61037c..85058f27e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ doc = [
 	"sphinxemoji==0.3.2",
 
 	# pyansys dependencies for sphinx gallery examples
-	"ansys-fluent-core==0.35.0",
+	"ansys-fluent-core==0.38.1",
 	#   Explicit units dependency is to fix fluent runtime error
 	#   TODO: try removing sometime - perhaps on next update
 	#         of ansys-fluent-core