diff --git a/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/pipeline/PipelineProcessor.java b/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/pipeline/PipelineProcessor.java
index 4d43faf629..0f4401ee73 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/pipeline/PipelineProcessor.java
+++ b/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/pipeline/PipelineProcessor.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import stirling.software.SPDF.model.PipelineConfig;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.PipelineOperation;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.PipelineResult;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.service.ApiDocService;
+import stirling.software.common.model.enumeration.Role;
 import stirling.software.common.service.UserServiceInterface;
 import stirling.software.common.util.TempFile;
 import stirling.software.common.util.TempFileManager;
@@ -111,7 +112,12 @@ public class PipelineProcessor {
 
     private String getApiKeyForUser() {
         if (userService == null) return "";
-        return userService.getCurrentUserApiKey();
+        String username = userService.getCurrentUsername();
+        if (username != null && !username.equals("anonymousUser")) {
+            return userService.getApiKeyForUser(username);
+        }
+        // Scheduled/internal context — no user in security context
+        return userService.getApiKeyForUser(Role.INTERNAL_API_USER.getRoleId());
     }
 
     private String getBaseUrl() {
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5d50620e57..62e92d9484 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ springBoot {
 
 allprojects {
     group = 'stirling.software'
-    version = '2.9.1'
+    version = '2.9.2'
 
     configurations.configureEach {
         exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-tomcat"
diff --git a/frontend/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/frontend/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index aa6580bdb5..10203960c0 100644
--- a/frontend/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/frontend/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "$schema": "../node_modules/@tauri-apps/cli/config.schema.json",
     "productName": "Stirling-PDF",
-    "version": "2.9.1",
+    "version": "2.9.2",
     "identifier": "stirling.pdf.dev",
     "build": {
         "frontendDist": "../dist",
diff --git a/frontend/src/core/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts b/frontend/src/core/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
index 4d40d7b7e8..ecc8c1d040 100644
--- a/frontend/src/core/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/core/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const FREE_LICENSE_INFO: LicenseInfo = {
 
 const BASE_NO_LOGIN_CONFIG: AppConfig = {
   enableAnalytics: true,
-  appVersion: '2.9.1',
+  appVersion: '2.9.2',
   serverCertificateEnabled: false,
   enableAlphaFunctionality: false,
   serverPort: 8080,
diff --git a/frontend/src/proprietary/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts b/frontend/src/proprietary/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
index 69d4205506..4aed48962e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/proprietary/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/proprietary/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const FREE_LICENSE_INFO: LicenseInfo = {
 
 const BASE_NO_LOGIN_CONFIG: AppConfig = {
   enableAnalytics: true,
-  appVersion: '2.9.1',
+  appVersion: '2.9.2',
   serverCertificateEnabled: false,
   enableAlphaFunctionality: false,
   enableDesktopInstallSlide: true,