diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f0237b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions" # Also update Github actions
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every week
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-build.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-build.yml
index 31c52bd..21f1852 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-build.yml
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
         architecture: x64
-        java-version: 11
+        java-version: 17
 
     - name: maven-settings-xml-action
-      uses: whelk-io/maven-settings-xml-action@v14
+      uses: whelk-io/maven-settings-xml-action@v22
       if: ${{ github.event.repository.fork == false }}
       with:
         repositories: '[{ "id": "sonatype", "url": "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/", "releases": {"enabled": "false"}, "snapshots": {"enabled": "true" }}]'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml
index 1cc46e0..744777f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
         architecture: x64
-        java-version: 11
+        java-version: 17
 
     - name: maven-settings-xml-action
-      uses: whelk-io/maven-settings-xml-action@v14
+      uses: whelk-io/maven-settings-xml-action@v22
       with:
         repositories: '[{ "id": "sonatype", "url": "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/", "releases": {"enabled": "false"}, "snapshots": {"enabled": "true" }}]'