diff --git a/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index c200af2..7808b21 100644
--- a/.config/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "dotnet-stryker": {
-      "version": "4.5.1",
+      "version": "4.8.1",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-stryker"
       ],
       "rollForward": false
     },
     "dotnet-reportgenerator-globaltool": {
-      "version": "5.4.7",
+      "version": "5.4.12",
       "commands": [
         "reportgenerator"
       ],
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 887389e..adc5647 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,26 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - ":game_die: dependencies"
       - ":robot: bot"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    groups:
+       packages:
+          patterns:
+            - "*"
     ignore:
-      ## avoid Moq 4.20+
       - dependency-name: "Moq"
-      ## Preserve backward compatibility for library consumers
       - dependency-name: "FluentValidation"
       - dependency-name: "FluentValidation.DependencyInjectionExtensions"      
-      ## V8 onwards have licencing imposed
       - dependency-name: "FluentAssertions"
-      ## CsvHelper has binary incompatibilities
       - dependency-name: "CsvHelper"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/.github/workflows"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      time: "06:00"
+      timezone: "Europe/London"
+    labels:
+      - ":game_die: dependencies"
+      - ":robot: bot"
+    groups:
+       packages:
+          patterns:
+            - "*"    
diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildtestpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/buildtestpackage.yml
index f7a4347..14a7bd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildtestpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildtestpackage.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     - name: Setup .NET
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps: 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     - name: Setup .NET
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c531b45..740e44d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     - name: Setup .NET
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sast.yml b/.github/workflows/sast.yml
index ad8ccbc..021e7de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sast.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sast.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sca.yml b/.github/workflows/sca.yml
index c360fea..2446592 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sca.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sca.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Dependency scan
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Dependency scan
-        uses: tonycknight/pkgchk-action@v1.0.22
+        uses: tonycknight/pkgchk-action@v1
         with: 
           project-path: ${{ env.SOLUTION_NAME }}