diff --git a/.github/workflows/clear-cache.yml b/.github/workflows/clear-cache.yml
index a99b08ed..51705303 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clear-cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clear-cache.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Clear cache
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@v9
         with:
           script: |
             console.log("About to clear")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7aaa8a8c..a5f526d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
       # to simulate an updatable cache. If eventually we need to clear the cache, increase the V* number
       - name: Rules cache
         id: rules-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5.0.5
         with:
           path: qacover-core/.tdrules-cache
           key: tdrules-cache-${{ matrix.scope }}-v1-${{ github.run_id }}
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
       # Uses the same trick that in other jobs top simulate a writable cache
       - name: Custom cache for IT
         id: rules-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5.0.5
         with:
           path: /home/runner/.m2/repository #can't pass $HOME
           key: setup-java-IT-maven-v1-${{ github.run_id }}
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Rules cache
         id: rules-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5.0.5
         with:
           path: net/.tdrules-cache
           key: tdrules-cache-Net-v1-${{ github.run_id }}
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache NuGet Packages
         id: nuget-packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5.0.5
         env:
           cache-name: nuget-package-cache
         with:
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ jobs:
       # Some files (e.g. junit reports) have 600 permissions.
       # As of upload-pages-artifact@v1.0.9, permissions must be set explicitly
       # to 0755 (as indicated in warnings produced by v1.0.8)
-      - name: Fix permissions to actions/upload-pages-artifact@v4.0.0
+      - name: Fix permissions to actions/upload-pages-artifact@v5.0.0
         run: sudo chmod -c -R 0755 target-ALL/site
       - name: Upload artifact
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v4.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v5.0.0
         with:
           path: 'target-ALL/site'
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
diff --git a/net/QACoverEf2spy/QACoverEf2spy.csproj b/net/QACoverEf2spy/QACoverEf2spy.csproj
index 3346bd3c..3e491f15 100644
--- a/net/QACoverEf2spy/QACoverEf2spy.csproj
+++ b/net/QACoverEf2spy/QACoverEf2spy.csproj
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.25" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.26" />
     
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="8.0.25" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="8.0.26" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/net/QACoverTestEf/QACoverTestEf.csproj b/net/QACoverTestEf/QACoverTestEf.csproj
index ef48b116..f0fcfa1b 100644
--- a/net/QACoverTestEf/QACoverTestEf.csproj
+++ b/net/QACoverTestEf/QACoverTestEf.csproj
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.25">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.26">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.25" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.26" />
 
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.4.0" />
 
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="4.5.1" />
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19b97f27..89d67a0f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
 				<artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
-				<version>3.51.3.0</version>
+				<version>3.53.0.0</version>
 				<scope>test</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 						<dependency>
 							<groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
 							<artifactId>ant-junit</artifactId>
-							<version>1.10.16</version>
+							<version>1.10.17</version>
 						</dependency>
 						<dependency>
 							<groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>