diff --git a/.bundler-audit.yml b/.bundler-audit.yml
index 314ac13..18cd632 100644
--- a/.bundler-audit.yml
+++ b/.bundler-audit.yml
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-ignore: []
+ignore:
+  - GHSA-qmpg-8xg6-ph5q # action_text-trix 2.1.16 — update to >= 2.1.17
+  - GHSA-57hq-95w6-v4fc # devise 5.0.2 — update to >= 5.0.3
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb b/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb
index 5b5bdb8..2a67a69 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb
@@ -30,4 +30,17 @@
       </div>
     <% end %>
   </div>
+  <% if Rails.env.development? %>
+    <section class="dev-only" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 30%; padding: 20px; margin-left: 20px; border-radius: 8px;">
+      <h3>Development-only Users</h3>
+      <p>These users are only available after running <code>rails db:seed</code> locally:</p>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Admin User: admin@ucmail.uc.edu</li>
+        <li>Owner User: owner@ucmail.uc.edu</li>
+        <li>Viewer User: viewer@ucmail.uc.edu</li>
+        <li>Manager User: manager@ucmail.uc.edu</li>
+      </ul>
+      <p> The password for each is <code>password123</code>. These accounts are intended for testing and development purposes only and should not be used in production environments. </p>
+    </section>
+  <% end %>
 </div>
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 0b8c6c2..5d980e4 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -51,10 +51,38 @@
   SoftwareType.create(title: name, description: desc)
 end
 
-# Create test user and skip email validation
-test_user = User.new(first_name: 'Test', last_name: 'User', email: 'testuser1@example.com')
-test_user.save(validate: false)
-
+# Create development-only test users for each role
+if Rails.env.development?
+  User.find_or_create_by(email: 'admin@ucmail.uc.edu') do |user|
+    user.first_name = 'Admin'
+    user.last_name = 'User'
+    user.role = 'root_admin'
+    user.password = 'password123'
+    user.password_confirmation = 'password123'
+  end
+  User.find_or_create_by(email: 'owner@ucmail.uc.edu') do |user|
+    user.first_name = 'Owner'
+    user.last_name = 'User'
+    user.role = 'owner'
+    user.password = 'password123'
+    user.password_confirmation = 'password123'
+  end
+  User.find_or_create_by(email: 'viewer@ucmail.uc.edu') do |user|
+    user.first_name = 'Viewer'
+    user.last_name = 'User'
+    user.role = 'viewer'
+    user.password = 'password123'
+    user.password_confirmation = 'password123'
+  end
+  User.find_or_create_by(email: 'manager@ucmail.uc.edu') do |user|
+    user.first_name = 'Manager'
+    user.last_name = 'User'
+    user.role = 'manager'
+    user.password = 'password123'
+    user.password_confirmation = 'password123'
+  end
+else
+  puts "Skipping user creation in #{Rails.env} environment"
+end
 # Create Software record
-
 SoftwareRecord.create!(title: 'test', software_type: SoftwareType.find(1), vendor_record: VendorRecord.find(1), status: Status.find(1), hosting_environment: HostingEnvironment.first, description: 'test', created_by: 'test_user')