diff --git a/.license_scout.yml b/.license_scout.yml
index 16ac1f88dd2..e56be1425cf 100644
--- a/.license_scout.yml
+++ b/.license_scout.yml
@@ -1413,6 +1413,8 @@ exceptions:
     reason: Ruby license (previously shipped in Automate 1)
   - name: core/ruby27
     reason: Exception made for chef server upgrade
+  - name: core/libmpc
+    reason: Exception made for notefications-service upgrade
 
   ruby:
   - name: highline
diff --git a/components/notifications-service/habitat/plan.sh b/components/notifications-service/habitat/plan.sh
index addf921af0a..cfba8777ddd 100644
--- a/components/notifications-service/habitat/plan.sh
+++ b/components/notifications-service/habitat/plan.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#stable channel
-
 
 pkg_repo=a2
 pkg_name=notifications-service
@@ -19,13 +17,14 @@ pkg_deps=(
 )
 pkg_build_deps=(
   core/git
+  core/cacerts
 
   # Node(kallol) 2022-01-28:
   #
   # We have seen failures with notification service http request
   # with external services. This is because the erlang version was bumped to
   # v23.2. Hence pinning the version till we have a fix.
-  core/erlang25
+  core/erlang26/26.2.2/20241017154809
 
   # NOTE(ssd) 2019-07-03: PIN PIN PIN
   #
@@ -82,6 +81,8 @@ do_prepare() {
 
   export MIX_HOME="${CACHE_PATH}/.mix"
   export HEX_HOME="${CACHE_PATH}/.hex"
+  mkdir -p "/etc/ssl/certs"
+  cp $(hab pkg path core/cacerts)/ssl/certs/cacert.pem "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
   mix local.hex --force
   mix local.rebar --force
   fix_interpreter "${MIX_HOME}/*" core/coreutils bin/env