diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 70cc02b67..456f03549 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ env:
   PACKAGE_NAMESPACE: "ansys.systemcoupling.core"
   DOCUMENTATION_CNAME: "systemcoupling.docs.pyansys.com"
   DOC_BUILD_SYC_VERSION: 25_2
-  FLUENT_IMAGE_VERSION: "v25.2.0"
+  FLUENT_IMAGE_VERSION: "v25.2.3"
   SYC_IMAGE_VERSION: "v25.2.0-sp03"
   MAPDL_IMAGE_VERSION: "v25.2-ubuntu-cicd"
 
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ 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/examples/00-systemcoupling/cht_pipe.py b/examples/00-systemcoupling/cht_pipe.py
index 877feb172..5c6ad4817 100644
--- a/examples/00-systemcoupling/cht_pipe.py
+++ b/examples/00-systemcoupling/cht_pipe.py
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
 import ansys.systemcoupling.core as pysyc
 from ansys.systemcoupling.core import examples
 
+pyfluent.logger.set_console_logging_level("DEBUG")
+
 # %%
 # Download the Fluent mesh file.
 fluent_msh_file = examples.download_file(
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bb5ec294b..f159d7e0e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ doc = [
 	"sphinxemoji==0.3.2",
 
 	# pyansys dependencies for sphinx gallery examples
-	"ansys-fluent-core==0.35.0",
+	"ansys-fluent-core==0.38.0",
 	#   Explicit units dependency is to fix fluent runtime error
 	#   TODO: try removing sometime - perhaps on next update
 	#         of ansys-fluent-core