diff --git a/mflix/README-JAVA-SPRING.md b/mflix/README-JAVA-SPRING.md
index d561d10..652ef18 100644
--- a/mflix/README-JAVA-SPRING.md
+++ b/mflix/README-JAVA-SPRING.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Edit the `.env` file and set your MongoDB connection string:
 
 ```env
 # MongoDB Connection
-MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority
+MONGODB_URI="mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
 
 # Voyage AI Configuration (optional - required for Vector Search)
 VOYAGE_API_KEY=your_voyage_api_key
diff --git a/mflix/README-NODE-EXPRESS.md b/mflix/README-NODE-EXPRESS.md
index d7c013a..64835bc 100644
--- a/mflix/README-NODE-EXPRESS.md
+++ b/mflix/README-NODE-EXPRESS.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Edit the `.env` file and set your MongoDB connection string:
 ```env
 # MongoDB Connection
 # Replace with your MongoDB Atlas connection string or local MongoDB URI
-MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority
+MONGODB_URI="mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
 
 # Voyage AI Configuration
 # API key for Voyage AI embedding model (required for Vector Search)
diff --git a/mflix/README-PYTHON-FASTAPI.md b/mflix/README-PYTHON-FASTAPI.md
index 38168be..6419bac 100644
--- a/mflix/README-PYTHON-FASTAPI.md
+++ b/mflix/README-PYTHON-FASTAPI.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Edit the `.env` file and set your MongoDB connection string:
 
 ```env
 # MongoDB Connection
-MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority
+MONGODB_URI="mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
 
 # Voyage AI Configuration (optional - required for Vector Search)
 VOYAGE_API_KEY=your_voyage_api_key
diff --git a/mflix/server/java-spring/.env.example b/mflix/server/java-spring/.env.example
index 96c3555..e6b4861 100644
--- a/mflix/server/java-spring/.env.example
+++ b/mflix/server/java-spring/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MongoDB Connection
 # Replace with your MongoDB Atlas connection string or local MongoDB URI
-MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority
+MONGODB_URI="mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
 
 # OPTIONAL: Voyage AI Configuration (required for Vector Search)
 # Get your API key from https://www.voyageai.com/
diff --git a/mflix/server/java-spring/pom.xml b/mflix/server/java-spring/pom.xml
index a7b3ae8..43f1546 100644
--- a/mflix/server/java-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/mflix/server/java-spring/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
             <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-            <optional>true</optional>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Force version for Commons Lang used by SpringDoc (CVE-2025-48924) -->
@@ -118,11 +118,18 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
-            <!-- Maven Compiler Plugin - Suppress annotation processing warnings -->
+            <!-- Maven Compiler Plugin - Process Lombok and suppress annotation processing warnings -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+                            <version>${lombok.version}</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
                     <compilerArgs>
                         <arg>-Xlint:-options</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
diff --git a/mflix/server/java-spring/src/test/java/com/mongodb/samplemflix/integration/README.md b/mflix/server/java-spring/src/test/java/com/mongodb/samplemflix/integration/README.md
index a2fc932..ceae7b0 100644
--- a/mflix/server/java-spring/src/test/java/com/mongodb/samplemflix/integration/README.md
+++ b/mflix/server/java-spring/src/test/java/com/mongodb/samplemflix/integration/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export MONGODB_URI="mongodb+srv://username:password@cluster.mongodb.net/sample_m
 Or use a `.env` file in the `server/java-spring` directory:
 
 ```
-MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://username:password@cluster.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority
+MONGODB_URI="mongodb+srv://username:password@cluster.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
 ```
 
 ### Run the Tests
diff --git a/mflix/server/js-express/.env.example b/mflix/server/js-express/.env.example
index 8b264f6..c8ac03d 100644
--- a/mflix/server/js-express/.env.example
+++ b/mflix/server/js-express/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MongoDB Connection
 # Replace with your MongoDB Atlas connection string or local MongoDB URI
-MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority
+MONGODB_URI="mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
 
 # OPTIONAL: Voyage AI Configuration (required for Vector Search)
 # Get your API key from https://www.voyageai.com/
diff --git a/mflix/server/python-fastapi/.env.example b/mflix/server/python-fastapi/.env.example
index f0d77b2..4dc3fe8 100644
--- a/mflix/server/python-fastapi/.env.example
+++ b/mflix/server/python-fastapi/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MongoDB Connection
 # Replace with your MongoDB Atlas connection string or local MongoDB URI
-MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority
+MONGODB_URI="mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/sample_mflix?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
 
 # OPTIONAL: Voyage AI Configuration (required for Vector Search)
 # Get your API key from https://www.voyageai.com/