diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5302b0c..045e9c1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ stages:
 kics:
   variables:
     KICS_CONFIG: kics.config
-  rules:
-    - when: always
 
 # Post-deployment integration tests template
 .integration_test_template: &integration_test_template
@@ -112,26 +110,6 @@ integration_test_feature:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH != "main"'
       when: on_success
 
-# Generate Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
-sbom:
-  stage: build
-  needs: [build_image]
-  image: deps.global.bsf.tools/docker/anchore/syft:latest
-  timeout: 10m
-  variables:
-    IMAGE_NAME: registry.global.bsf.tools/esv/bsf/bsf-integration/orchard/orchard-mvp:git.linux-amd64-$CI_COMMIT_SHA
-  script:
-    - echo "Generating SBOM for $IMAGE_NAME"
-    - syft $IMAGE_NAME -o spdx-json=sbom-spdx.json -o cyclonedx-json=sbom-cyclonedx.json
-    - echo "SBOM generation complete"
-    - echo "SPDX format:" && head -50 sbom-spdx.json
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    expire_in: 1 year
-    paths:
-      - sbom-spdx.json
-      - sbom-cyclonedx.json
-
 # Run Python backend tests
 python_tests:
   stage: test
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c6534e..60a0437 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
-- Added SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) generation in CI pipeline using Syft (SPDX and CycloneDX formats)
 - Added GitLab CI pipeline for feature branch deployments to dev namespace (#51)
 - Added `deploy_feature` job with dynamic hostnames and unique release names (#51)
 - Added `cleanup_feature` job with `on_stop` for automatic cleanup on merge (#51)
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - 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)
+- Fixed dev environment memory requests to equal limits per cluster Kyverno policy
 
 ### Removed
 - Removed unused `store_streaming()` method from storage.py (#51)
diff --git a/helm/orchard/values-dev.yaml b/helm/orchard/values-dev.yaml
index 6dd6130..f419953 100644
--- a/helm/orchard/values-dev.yaml
+++ b/helm/orchard/values-dev.yaml
@@ -53,13 +53,14 @@ ingress:
         - orchard-dev.common.global.bsf.tools  # Overridden by CI
 
 # Lighter resources for ephemeral environments
+# Note: memory requests must equal limits per cluster policy
 resources:
   limits:
     cpu: 250m
     memory: 256Mi
   requests:
     cpu: 100m
-    memory: 128Mi
+    memory: 256Mi
 
 livenessProbe:
   httpGet: