diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 5b06320..ea8f494 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ updates:
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 815eb0a..b3293d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,23 +12,22 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest ]
-        java: [ 8, 11, 17 ]
+        java: [ 8, 11, 17, 21 ]
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 64
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: zulu
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
           cache: maven
       - run: ./mvnw -V --no-transfer-progress clean package
-        if: matrix.java < 17
+        if: matrix.java != 17
       - run: ./mvnw -V --no-transfer-progress clean package spotbugs:check git-commit-id:validateRevision -DperformRelease
-        if: matrix.java >= 17
+        if: matrix.java == 17
       # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/codecov
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
-        with:
-          name: codecov-umbrella
-          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        env:
+          CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e9b8340..6203a38 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@
 		<maven.deploy.skip>false</maven.deploy.skip>
 		<perform.release.jdk.version>17</perform.release.jdk.version>
 
-		<spotbugs.annotations.version>4.7.3</spotbugs.annotations.version>
+		<spotbugs.annotations.version>4.8.3</spotbugs.annotations.version>
 		<jsr305.version>3.0.2</jsr305.version>
-		<jetbrains.annotations.version>24.0.1</jetbrains.annotations.version>
+		<jetbrains.annotations.version>24.1.0</jetbrains.annotations.version>
 
-		<kotlin.version>1.8.21</kotlin.version>
+		<kotlin.version>1.9.22</kotlin.version>
 		<kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>${maven.compiler.source}</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
 
 		<!-- testing dependencies versions -->
-		<junit5.version>5.9.3</junit5.version>
-		<kotest.version>5.6.1</kotest.version>
+		<junit5.version>5.10.2</junit5.version>
+		<kotest.version>5.8.0</kotest.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.2.0</version>
+					<version>3.3.2</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.11.0</version>
+					<version>3.12.1</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<!-- https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/compile-mojo.html#compilerArgs -->
 						<compilerArgs>
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.0.0</version>
+					<version>3.2.5</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.4.1</version>
+					<version>3.5.1</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<shadeSourcesContent>true</shadeSourcesContent>
 						<dependencyReducedPomLocation>
@@ -326,17 +326,17 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.2.1</version>
+					<version>3.3.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.5.0</version>
+					<version>3.6.3</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.0.1</version>
+					<version>3.1.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -356,22 +356,22 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.3.0</version>
+					<version>3.4.1</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>io.github.git-commit-id</groupId>
 					<artifactId>git-commit-id-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>5.0.0</version>
+					<version>7.0.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
 					<artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>4.7.3.4</version>
+					<version>4.8.3.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
 					<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>0.8.10</version>
+					<version>0.8.11</version>
 				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>