diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b257aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+      day: "monday"
+      time: "06:00"
+      timezone: "UTC"
+    groups:
+      maven-dependencies:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/" # even for `.github/workflows`
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      github-actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9565363..cd281ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]')"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # Needed to get PR information, if any
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Upload code coverage report
-        id: codacyCoverageReporter
-        run: bash <(curl -Ls https://coverage.codacy.com/get.sh)
-        env:
-          CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN }}
-        continue-on-error: true
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: artifacts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 44b39dd..9aee822 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]')"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 2
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml
index 878c3ef..16b7813 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml
index d527737..a3850d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') # only allow publishing tagged versions
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           java-version: 21
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8f48fdf..a5b1791 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
 		<bouncycastle.version>1.70</bouncycastle.version>
 
 		<!-- test dependencies -->
-		<junit.version>5.8.2</junit.version>
-		<mockito.version>3.12.4</mockito.version>
-		<jmh.version>1.34</jmh.version>
+		<junit.version>5.10.0</junit.version>
+		<mockito.version>5.5.0</mockito.version>
+		<jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
 		<hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
-		<guava.version>32.0.0-jre</guava.version>
+		<guava.version>32.1.2-jre</guava.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.jetbrains</groupId>
 			<artifactId>annotations</artifactId>
-			<version>23.0.0</version>
+			<version>24.0.1</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0.0</version>
+				<version>3.4.1</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>enforce-java</id>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.9.0</version>
+				<version>3.11.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<release>8</release>
 					<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0.0-M5</version>
+				<version>3.1.2</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.2.2</version>
+				<version>3.3.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<archive>
 						<manifestEntries>
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.2.1</version>
+				<version>3.3.0</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.3.1</version>
+				<version>3.6.0</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.2.4</version>
+				<version>3.5.1</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<phase>package</phase>
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
 						<artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
-						<version>8.3.1</version>
+						<version>8.4.0</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<cveValidForHours>24</cveValidForHours>
 							<failBuildOnCVSS>0</failBuildOnCVSS>
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
 						<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>0.8.7</version>
+						<version>0.8.10</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<id>prepare-agent</id>
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.0.1</version>
+						<version>3.1.0</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.6.8</version>
+						<version>1.6.13</version>
 						<extensions>true</extensions>
 						<configuration>
 							<serverId>ossrh</serverId>