diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e06016a..59d5840 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ frontend_tests:
 # Shared deploy configuration
 .deploy_template: &deploy_template
   stage: deploy
-  needs: [build_image, kics, hadolint, python_tests, frontend_tests]
+  needs: [build_image, kics, hadolint, python_tests, frontend_tests, secrets]
   image: deps.global.bsf.tools/registry-1.docker.io/alpine/k8s:1.29.12
 
 .helm_setup: &helm_setup
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14e440a..661cbc1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Fixed gitleaks false positives with fingerprints for historical commits (#51)
 - Fixed integration tests running when deploy fails (`when: on_success`) (#51)
 - Fixed static file serving for favicon and other files in frontend dist root
+- Fixed deploy jobs running when secrets scan fails (added `secrets` to deploy dependencies)
 
 ### Removed
 - Removed unused `store_streaming()` method from storage.py (#51)