diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ace4600a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/scripts/check-actions-updates.sh b/.github/scripts/check-actions-updates.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 94e26a6e6..000000000
--- a/.github/scripts/check-actions-updates.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-
-declare -i update_count=0
-
-tmp="$(mktemp)"
-readonly tmp
-
-function cleanup {
-    rm -f "$tmp"
-}
-
-trap cleanup EXIT
-
-set +o errexit
-npx actions-up --dry-run > "$tmp" 2>&1
-set -o errexit
-
-if grep -Fq 'would be updated' "$tmp"
-then
-    update_count="$(awk '/would be updated/ { print $1 }' "$tmp")"
-    declare -ri update_count
-fi
-
-if (( update_count > 0 ))
-then
-    echo "has-updates=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-    echo "update-count=$update_count" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-else
-    echo "has-updates=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-    echo "update-count=0" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
index 9ab26bf8d..44539d118 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
       - name: Setup .NET SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@2016bd2012dba4e32de620c46fe006a3ac9f0602 # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@baa11fbfe1d6520db94683bd5c7a3818018e4309 # v5.1.0
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json     
       - name: Cache NuGet packages
-        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7 # v5.0.2
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.nuget/packages
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
       - name: Setup .NET SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@2016bd2012dba4e32de620c46fe006a3ac9f0602 # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@baa11fbfe1d6520db94683bd5c7a3818018e4309 # v5.1.0
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json            
       - name: Cache installers
-        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7 # v5.0.2
         with:
           # Note: the cache path is relative to the workspace directory
           # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#using-the-cache-action
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
       - name: Setup .NET SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@2016bd2012dba4e32de620c46fe006a3ac9f0602 # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@baa11fbfe1d6520db94683bd5c7a3818018e4309 # v5.1.0
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json            
       - name: Cache installers
-        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7 # v5.0.2
         with:
           # Note: the cache path is relative to the workspace directory
           # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#using-the-cache-action
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
       - name: Setup .NET SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@2016bd2012dba4e32de620c46fe006a3ac9f0602 # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@baa11fbfe1d6520db94683bd5c7a3818018e4309 # v5.1.0
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json            
       - name: Cache NuGet packages
-        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7 # v5.0.2
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.nuget/packages
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
       - name: Setup .NET SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@2016bd2012dba4e32de620c46fe006a3ac9f0602 # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@baa11fbfe1d6520db94683bd5c7a3818018e4309 # v5.1.0
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json            
       - name: Download Build (Debug)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
       - name: Setup .NET SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@2016bd2012dba4e32de620c46fe006a3ac9f0602 # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@baa11fbfe1d6520db94683bd5c7a3818018e4309 # v5.1.0
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json            
       - name: Download Build (Debug)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-actions-updates.yml b/.github/workflows/check-actions-updates.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5dac2ce66..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/check-actions-updates.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-name: Check-Actions-Updates
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  pull_request:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 16 * * 2' # Runs Tuesdays at 16:00 UTC
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  check-actions:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
-      - id: actions-check
-        run: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/scripts/check-actions-updates.sh
-      - if: steps.actions-check.outputs.has-updates == 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "::error:: Found ${{ steps.actions-check.outputs.update-count }} outdated GitHub Actions. Please update them before merging."
-          echo "You can update them by running: npx actions-up"
-          echo "Or manually update the versions in your workflows."
-          exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/oauth2.yaml b/.github/workflows/oauth2.yaml
index c59d3649c..d4b08f9af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/oauth2.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/oauth2.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
         with:
           submodules: true
-      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@2016bd2012dba4e32de620c46fe006a3ac9f0602 # v5.0.1
+      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@baa11fbfe1d6520db94683bd5c7a3818018e4309 # v5.1.0
         with:
           dotnet-version: 8.x
-      - uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
+      - uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7 # v5.0.2
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.nuget/packages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-nuget.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-nuget.yaml
index f51eea4b5..663616929 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-nuget.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-nuget.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
       - name: Setup .NET SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@2016bd2012dba4e32de620c46fe006a3ac9f0602 # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@baa11fbfe1d6520db94683bd5c7a3818018e4309 # v5.1.0
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json
-      - uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1
+      - uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7 # v5.0.2
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.nuget/packages