diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 41c384d..4539ee8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   inclusive-naming-check:
     name: Inclusive naming check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -20,29 +20,29 @@ jobs:
 
   lint:
     name: Lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: python3 -m pip install tox
+        run: pipx install tox
       - name: Run linters
         run: tox -e lint
 
   unit-test:
     name: Unit tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: python3 -m pip install tox
+        run: pipx install tox
       - name: Run tests
         run: tox -e unit
 
   integration-test:
     name: Integration tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs:
       - inclusive-naming-check
       - lint
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: python3 -m pip install tox
+        run: pipx install tox
       - name: Set up LXD
         uses: canonical/setup-lxd@v0.1.1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-TICS.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly-TICS.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..486e883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-TICS.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Nightly TICS scan
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '03 05 * * *' # Every day at 05:03 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  TICS:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Install requirements
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update -y
+          sudo apt install python3-venv -y
+
+      - name: Create and activate virtual environment
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          . .venv/bin/activate
+          pip install tox pylint flake8
+          pip install --requirement requirements.txt
+          pip install --requirement dev-requirements.txt
+          echo PATH=$PATH >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Run coverage tests
+        run: |
+          tox -e unit
+
+      - name: TICS GitHub Action
+        uses: tiobe/tics-github-action@v3
+        with:
+          mode: qserver
+          project: hpc-libs
+          viewerUrl: https://canonical.tiobe.com/tiobeweb/TICS/api/cfg?name=default
+          branchdir: ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}
+          ticsAuthToken: ${{ secrets.TICS_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+          installTics: true
+          calc: ALL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-libs.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-libs.yaml
index 5b041bb..a96f579 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-libs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-libs.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release-to-charmhub:
     name: Release latest version of libraries to Charmhub
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs:
       - ci
     steps:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a26d707..6320e25 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 .idea
 .vscode/
+cover
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7dd5c44..0ee0a99 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ commands =
                  {posargs} \
                  {[vars]tests_path}/unit
     coverage report
+    coverage xml -o cover/coverage.xml
 
 [testenv:static]
 description = Run static type checks