diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eea7013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# 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"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major","version-update:semver-minor"]
+
+  - 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/maven-build.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-build.yml
index 03dffaa..6dcc2fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-build.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - master
+      - '1.x'
 
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -35,16 +36,16 @@ jobs:
     env:
       MAVEN_OPTS: "-Xmx4096m -Xms2048m -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=4096m -Xss8m"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Set up JDK 11 for x64
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
       with:
-        java-version: '11'
+        java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'temurin'
         architecture: x64
 
-    - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.8.0
+    - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v4.0.0
       with:
         sonatypeSnapshots: true
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       run: mvn -B -V clean verify -Prun-its -Pci
 
 
-    - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.8.0
+    - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v4.0.0
       if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
       with:
         servers: |