diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
index f02568f..1ae016c 100644
--- a/core/package.json
+++ b/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ambarltd/core",
-  "version": "0.1.16",
+  "version": "0.1.17",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": "https://github.com/ambarltd/typescript-libs.git",
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/task-explorer/Dockerfile b/task-explorer/Dockerfile
index e56f75c..8196029 100644
--- a/task-explorer/Dockerfile
+++ b/task-explorer/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ RUN : "${GITHUB_TOKEN:?Required build argument GITHUB_TOKEN not set}"
 
 COPY ./frontend/package.json ./package.json
 COPY ./.npmrc ./.npmrc
-RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm-store-${TARGETPLATFORM},target=/root/.local/share/pnpm/store pnpm install
+# pnpm 10 ignores env-var auth in the repo .npmrc; use a literal token in ~/.npmrc (removed in-layer).
+RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm-store-${TARGETPLATFORM},target=/root/.local/share/pnpm/store \
+    echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${GITHUB_TOKEN}" >> ~/.npmrc && \
+    pnpm install && \
+    rm -f ~/.npmrc
 
 COPY ./frontend/src ./src
 COPY ./frontend/public ./public
@@ -35,7 +39,11 @@ RUN : "${GITHUB_TOKEN:?Required build argument GITHUB_TOKEN not set}"
 
 COPY ./backend/package.json ./package.json
 COPY ./.npmrc ./.npmrc
-RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm-store-${TARGETPLATFORM},target=/root/.local/share/pnpm/store pnpm install
+# pnpm 10 ignores env-var auth in the repo .npmrc; use a literal token in ~/.npmrc (removed in-layer).
+RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm-store-${TARGETPLATFORM},target=/root/.local/share/pnpm/store \
+    echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${GITHUB_TOKEN}" >> ~/.npmrc && \
+    pnpm install && \
+    rm -f ~/.npmrc
 
 COPY ./backend/src ./src
 COPY ./backend/tests ./tests