diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a60f8e8d7fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Keep GitHub Actions workflows up-to-date
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    irectory: "/.github/workflows"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/build-gh-pages.yml
index 69293ff60c2..e2cb5ef0c9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-gh-pages.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: 'gh-pages'
       - name: Setup Pages
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           source: ./
           destination: ./_site
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v4
 
   # Deployment job
   deploy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-snapshot.yml
index 4f4335d0c86..bee5d0b8fa4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-snapshot.yml
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     # 1. Checkout the repository
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch full history to ensure the branch is fully available
 
     # 2. Set up Python environment
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-container-images.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-container-images.yml
index d5687267803..4f5b22cd6c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-container-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-container-images.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install qemu dependency for multi-arch build
         run: |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f73ef86b83c..8a26f772867 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ Currently these are merely the docker files.
 
 ## License
 
-Copyright 2017-2024 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and SapMachine-infrastructure contributors. Please see our [LICENSE](LICENSE) for copyright and license information. Detailed information including third-party components and their licensing/copyright information is available [via the REUSE tool](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/SAP/SapMachine-infrastructure).
+Copyright 2017-2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and SapMachine-infrastructure contributors. Please see our [LICENSE](LICENSE) for copyright and license information. Detailed information including third-party components and their licensing/copyright information is available [via the REUSE tool](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/SAP/SapMachine-infrastructure).