diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index b743d49b..5bd8f40c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
         cache: 'pip'
+        cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements.txt'
+
+    - name: Clear pip cache (CI stability)
+      run: pip cache purge
 
     - name: Configure Runtime Paths
       run: |
@@ -194,6 +198,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
         cache: 'pip'
+        cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements.txt'
+
+    - name: Clear pip cache (CI stability)
+      run: pip cache purge
 
     - name: Setup Python Environment
       run: |
@@ -227,6 +235,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
         cache: 'pip'
+        cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements.txt'
+
+    - name: Clear pip cache (CI stability)
+      run: pip cache purge
 
     - name: Setup .NET SDK
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
@@ -273,6 +285,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
         cache: 'pip'
+        cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements.txt'
+
+    - name: Clear pip cache (CI stability)
+      run: pip cache purge
 
     - name: Setup Python Environment
       run: |
@@ -302,6 +318,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
         cache: 'pip'
+        cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements.txt'
+
+    - name: Clear pip cache (CI stability)
+      run: pip cache purge
 
     - name: Setup Python Environment
       run: |
@@ -334,6 +354,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
         cache: 'pip'
+        cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements.txt'
+
+    - name: Clear pip cache (CI stability)
+      run: pip cache purge
 
     - name: Setup Python Environment
       run: |
@@ -373,6 +397,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
         cache: 'pip'
+        cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements.txt'
+
+    - name: Clear pip cache (CI stability)
+      run: pip cache purge
 
     - name: Setup .NET SDK
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
@@ -442,6 +470,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
         cache: 'pip'
+        cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements.txt'
+
+    - name: Clear pip cache (CI stability)
+      run: pip cache purge
 
     - name: Setup Python Environment
       run: |
@@ -471,6 +503,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
         cache: 'pip'
+        cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements.txt'
+
+    - name: Clear pip cache (CI stability)
+      run: pip cache purge
 
     - name: Setup Python Environment
       run: |
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d6721f5f..6a7da3f8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
 # QuantEngine v0.2 - Python Dependencies
 # CI/CD validation and data collection tools
+# Pinned versions for CI stability
 
 # Core dependencies
-pyyaml>=6.0
-requests>=2.28.0
-python-dotenv>=0.21.0
+pyyaml==6.0.1
+requests==2.31.0
+python-dotenv==1.0.0
 
 # Data processing
-openpyxl>=3.9.0
-pandas>=1.5.0
-numpy>=1.23.0
+openpyxl==3.11.0
+pandas==2.0.3
+numpy==1.24.3
 
 # Database
-psycopg[binary]>=3.1.0
+psycopg[binary]==3.1.12
 
 # Testing & validation
-pytest>=7.2.0
-pytest-asyncio>=0.20.0
+pytest==7.4.0
+pytest-asyncio==0.21.1
 
 # Async
-aiohttp>=3.8.0
+aiohttp==3.8.5
 
 # Utilities
-click>=8.1.0
+click==8.1.6