diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 9f787a5..4b34fb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: "22"
+          node-version: "22.14.0"
           cache: "npm"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: "22"
+          node-version: "22.14.0"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - name: Download build artifacts
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: "22"
+          node-version: "22.14.0"
           cache: "npm"
 
       - name: Download build artifacts
diff --git a/packages/dashboard-server/src/proxy-server.ts b/packages/dashboard-server/src/proxy-server.ts
index 36ad5dc..cede5a6 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard-server/src/proxy-server.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard-server/src/proxy-server.ts
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ export function createServer(options: DashboardServerOptions = {}): DashboardSer
         if (mode === 'mock') {
           handleMockWebSocket(ws, verbose);
         } else if (mode === 'proxy' && relayUrl) {
-          handleHybridWebSocket(ws, getRelaycastSnapshot, relayUrl, verbose);
+          handleHybridWebSocket(ws, getRelaycastSnapshot, relayUrl, verbose, brokerApiKey);
         } else {
           handleStandaloneWebSocket(ws, getRelaycastSnapshot, verbose);
         }
diff --git a/packages/dashboard-server/src/websocket/standalone.ts b/packages/dashboard-server/src/websocket/standalone.ts
index d4996b5..5288e8c 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard-server/src/websocket/standalone.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard-server/src/websocket/standalone.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export function handleHybridWebSocket(
   getSnapshot: () => Promise<DashboardSnapshot>,
   relayUrl: string,
   verbose: boolean,
+  brokerApiKey?: string,
 ): void {
   if (verbose) {
     console.log('[dashboard] Hybrid WebSocket client connected');
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ export function handleHybridWebSocket(
       console.log(`[dashboard] Connecting to broker WS: ${brokerWsUrl}`);
     }
 
-    const bws = new WebSocket(brokerWsUrl);
+    const bws = new WebSocket(brokerWsUrl, brokerApiKey ? { headers: { 'x-api-key': brokerApiKey } } : undefined);
     brokerWs = bws;
 
     bws.on('open', () => {