diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 73908ef..75bd925 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    gem_guard (1.2.6)
+    gem_guard (1.2.8)
       json (~> 2.0)
       thor (~> 1.0)
       tty-prompt (~> 0.23)
diff --git a/gem_guard-1.2.6.gem b/gem_guard-1.2.6.gem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56db88a
Binary files /dev/null and b/gem_guard-1.2.6.gem differ
diff --git a/gem_guard-1.2.8.gem b/gem_guard-1.2.8.gem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..def59b3
Binary files /dev/null and b/gem_guard-1.2.8.gem differ
diff --git a/lib/gem_guard/parser.rb b/lib/gem_guard/parser.rb
index 67c26c7..b7b1c66 100644
--- a/lib/gem_guard/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/gem_guard/parser.rb
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ def validate_dependencies_section!(content, spec_names, lockfile_path)
         end
 
         # Expect indentation then a gem name optionally with version in parens
-        if !/^\s{2,}[a-z0-9_\-]+(\s*\([^)]*\))?\s*$/i.match?(stripped)
+        # Allow ! character for local gem references (e.g., gem_guard!)
+        if !/^\s{2,}[a-z0-9_\-!]+(\s*\([^)]*\))?\s*$/i.match?(stripped)
           raise GemGuard::InvalidLockfileError, "Invalid Gemfile.lock at #{lockfile_path}: malformed DEPENDENCIES entry '#{line.strip}'"
         end
 
-        name = stripped.strip.split.first
+        name = stripped.strip.split.first.delete("!")
         # remove optional version tuple e.g., rails, or rails(=7.0.0) case without space
         name = name.split("(").first
 
diff --git a/lib/gem_guard/version.rb b/lib/gem_guard/version.rb
index 51b848b..356f90a 100644
--- a/lib/gem_guard/version.rb
+++ b/lib/gem_guard/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module GemGuard
-  VERSION = "1.2.6"
+  VERSION = "1.2.8"
 end
diff --git a/lib/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher.rb b/lib/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher.rb
index 32ea6f3..1627c88 100644
--- a/lib/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher.rb
+++ b/lib/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher.rb
@@ -18,10 +18,19 @@ def fetch_for(dependencies)
       vulnerabilities = []
 
       dependencies.each do |dependency|
+        spinner.update(text: "[:spinner] Fetching OSV for #{dependency.name}")
         vulnerabilities.concat(fetch_osv_vulnerabilities(dependency))
+
+        spinner.update(text: "[:spinner] Fetching Ruby Advisory DB for #{dependency.name}")
         vulnerabilities.concat(fetch_ruby_advisory_vulnerabilities(dependency))
+
+        spinner.update(text: "[:spinner] Fetching GHSA for #{dependency.name}")
         vulnerabilities.concat(fetch_ghsa_vulnerabilities(dependency))
+
+        spinner.update(text: "[:spinner] Fetching NVD for #{dependency.name}")
         vulnerabilities.concat(fetch_nvd_vulnerabilities(dependency))
+
+        spinner.update(text: "[:spinner] Fetching Curesec Advisory DB for #{dependency.name}")
         vulnerabilities.concat(fetch_cu_advisory_vulnerabilities(dependency))
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/examples.txt b/spec/examples.txt
index 3772818..8b6d82f 100644
--- a/spec/examples.txt
+++ b/spec/examples.txt
@@ -1,104 +1,104 @@
 example_id                                            | status | run_time        |
 ----------------------------------------------------- | ------ | --------------- |
-./spec/gem_guard/analyzer_spec.rb[1:1:1]              | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/analyzer_spec.rb[1:1:2]              | passed | 0.00058 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/analyzer_spec.rb[1:1:3]              | passed | 0.00017 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/analyzer_spec.rb[2:1:1]              | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/analyzer_spec.rb[1:1:1]              | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/analyzer_spec.rb[1:1:2]              | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/analyzer_spec.rb[1:1:3]              | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/analyzer_spec.rb[2:1:1]              | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/analyzer_spec.rb[2:1:2]              | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/analyzer_spec.rb[2:2:1]              | passed | 0.00008 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:1:1]          | passed | 0.00061 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:1:2]          | passed | 0.00038 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:1:3]          | passed | 0.00082 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:1:4]          | passed | 0.00048 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:2:1]          | passed | 0.00034 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:2:2]          | passed | 0.00039 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:3:1]          | passed | 0.00048 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:2:1:1]          | passed | 0.00034 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/analyzer_spec.rb[2:2:1]              | passed | 0.00005 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:1:1]          | passed | 0.00049 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:1:2]          | passed | 0.00098 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:1:3]          | passed | 0.00065 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:1:4]          | passed | 0.00273 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:2:1]          | passed | 0.00062 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:2:2]          | passed | 0.00033 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:1:3:1]          | passed | 0.00045 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:2:1:1]          | passed | 0.00027 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:2:1:2]          | passed | 0.00033 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:2:2:1]          | passed | 0.00048 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:2:2:1]          | passed | 0.00044 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:2:2:2]          | passed | 0.00029 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:2:3:1]          | passed | 0.00034 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/cli_snapshot_spec.rb[1:1]            | passed | 0.00072 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/cli_snapshot_spec.rb[1:2]            | passed | 0.00364 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:1:1]                   | passed | 0.00031 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:1:2]                   | passed | 0.00072 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:2:1]                   | passed | 0.0003 seconds  |
-./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:2:2]                   | passed | 0.00029 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:3:1]                   | passed | 0.00049 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:3:2]                   | passed | 0.00045 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:1:1:1]              | passed | 0.00015 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:1:2:1]              | passed | 0.00056 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:1:3:1]              | passed | 0.00047 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/auto_fixer_spec.rb[1:2:3:1]          | passed | 0.0003 seconds  |
+./spec/gem_guard/cli_snapshot_spec.rb[1:1]            | passed | 0.0025 seconds  |
+./spec/gem_guard/cli_snapshot_spec.rb[1:2]            | passed | 0.00112 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:1:1]                   | passed | 0.00045 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:1:2]                   | passed | 0.00033 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:2:1]                   | passed | 0.00031 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:2:2]                   | passed | 0.00033 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:3:1]                   | passed | 0.00047 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/cli_spec.rb[1:3:2]                   | passed | 0.00044 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:1:1:1]              | passed | 0.00012 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:1:2:1]              | passed | 0.00031 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:1:3:1]              | passed | 0.00051 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:2:1]                | passed | 0.00012 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:2:2]                | passed | 0.00015 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:3:1]                | passed | 0.00056 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:2:2]                | passed | 0.00013 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:3:1]                | passed | 0.00045 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:4:1]                | passed | 0.00013 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:4:2]                | passed | 0.00014 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:5:1]                | passed | 0.00013 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:5:2]                | passed | 0.00013 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:5:1]                | passed | 0.00021 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:5:2]                | passed | 0.00014 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:6:1:1]              | passed | 0.00014 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:6:1:2]              | passed | 0.00014 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:6:1:3]              | passed | 0.00013 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:6:2:1]              | passed | 0.00014 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:7:1]                | passed | 0.00039 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:8:1]                | passed | 0.00018 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:6:1:2]              | passed | 0.00013 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:6:1:3]              | passed | 0.00012 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:6:2:1]              | passed | 0.00017 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:7:1]                | passed | 0.00048 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:8:1]                | passed | 0.00023 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/config_spec.rb[1:8:2]                | passed | 0.00011 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[1:1:1]                | passed | 0.00064 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[1:1:2]                | passed | 0.00015 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[1:1:3]                | passed | 0.00029 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[1:1:4]                | passed | 0.00047 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[1:1:5]                | passed | 0.00044 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[1:1:1]                | passed | 0.00021 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[1:1:2]                | passed | 0.0001 seconds  |
+./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[1:1:3]                | passed | 0.00025 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[1:1:4]                | passed | 0.0002 seconds  |
+./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[1:1:5]                | passed | 0.00045 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[2:1:1]                | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[2:2:1]                | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/reporter_spec.rb[1:1:1:1]            | passed | 0.00105 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/reporter_spec.rb[1:1:1:2]            | passed | 0.00022 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/reporter_spec.rb[1:1:2:1]            | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/reporter_spec.rb[1:1:2:2]            | passed | 0.00005 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/reporter_spec.rb[1:1:3]              | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_cli_spec.rb[1:1]                | passed | 0.00019 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_cli_spec.rb[1:2]                | passed | 0.00028 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:1:1]        | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/parser_spec.rb[2:2:1]                | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/reporter_spec.rb[1:1:1:1]            | passed | 0.00095 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/reporter_spec.rb[1:1:1:2]            | passed | 0.00021 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/reporter_spec.rb[1:1:2:1]            | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/reporter_spec.rb[1:1:2:2]            | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/reporter_spec.rb[1:1:3]              | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_cli_spec.rb[1:1]                | passed | 0.00022 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_cli_spec.rb[1:2]                | passed | 0.00031 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:1:1]        | passed | 0.00005 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:1:2]        | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:1:3]        | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:1:4]        | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:1:5]        | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:2:1]        | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:2:2]        | passed | 0.00005 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:2:3]        | passed | 0.00012 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:2:4]        | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:2:5]        | passed | 0.00005 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:2:6]        | passed | 0.00023 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:3:1:1]      | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:2:2]        | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:2:3]        | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:2:4]        | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:2:5]        | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:2:6]        | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:3:1:1]      | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:3:1:2]      | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:3:2:1]      | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:3:2:1]      | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:3:3:1]      | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:3:4:1]      | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:3:4:2]      | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:1]     | passed | 0.00082 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:2]     | passed | 0.00079 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:3]     | passed | 0.00061 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:4]     | passed | 0.00079 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:5]     | passed | 0.00324 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:6]     | passed | 0.0009 seconds  |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:3:4:1]      | passed | 0.00021 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/sbom_generator_spec.rb[1:3:4:2]      | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:1]     | passed | 0.00079 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:2]     | passed | 0.00089 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:3]     | passed | 0.00088 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:4]     | passed | 0.00185 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:5]     | passed | 0.00301 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:1:6]     | passed | 0.00091 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:1:1]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:1:2]   | passed | 0.00005 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:1:2]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:1:3]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:1:4]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:1:4]   | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:1:5]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:2:1]   | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:2:2]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:2:1]   | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:2:2]   | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:2:3]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:2:4]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:3:1]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:3:2]   | passed | 0.00004 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:3:1]   | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:3:2]   | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:3:3]   | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:3:4]   | passed | 0.00008 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:3:4]   | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
 ./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:4:1]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:4:2]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:4:3]   | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[1:1:1] | passed | 0.00217 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[1:1:2] | passed | 0.00013 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[1:1:3] | passed | 0.00066 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[1:1:4] | passed | 0.00024 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[2:1:1] | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
-./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[2:2:1] | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:4:2]   | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/typosquat_checker_spec.rb[1:2:4:3]   | passed | 0.00003 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[1:1:1] | passed | 0.00014 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[1:1:2] | passed | 0.00012 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[1:1:3] | passed | 0.00012 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[1:1:4] | passed | 0.00019 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[2:1:1] | passed | 0.00002 seconds |
+./spec/gem_guard/vulnerability_fetcher_spec.rb[2:2:1] | passed | 0.00002 seconds |