diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ad55a8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# 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/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+      time: "06:00"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+      time: "09:00"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index d2bd0fed..db280d43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ jobs:
         java: [11, 16, 17]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
         distribution: 'temurin'
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 272ed0aa..e790cdb6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
-        <bouncycastle.version>1.78</bouncycastle.version>
+        <bouncycastle.version>1.78.1</bouncycastle.version>
     </properties>
 
     <description>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>5.10.1</version>
+                <version>5.10.3</version>
                 <type>pom</type>
                 <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.9</version>
+            <version>2.0.13</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.2.2</version>
+                    <version>3.3.1</version>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <version>3.13.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>