diff --git a/.github/workflows/depsupdate.yaml b/.github/workflows/depsupdate.yaml
index 7e25e6ed..4b3688ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/depsupdate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/depsupdate.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
         run: make updateall x GOPATH=$(go env GOPATH)
       - name: commit changes
         run: | 
+            git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+            git config --global user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
             if $(git status | grep -q '"git add"'); then
                 git add . -A
                 git commit -m 'Automatic dependencies update'
diff --git a/.mend b/.mend
index 362e6267..e466c135 100644
--- a/.mend
+++ b/.mend
@@ -6,15 +6,10 @@
   },
   "packageRules": [
     {
-      "groupName": "all non-major dependencies",
-      "groupSlug": "all-minor-patch",
       "matchPackageNames": [
-        "*"
+        "github.com/tecnickcom/statsd"
       ],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": [
-        "minor",
-        "patch"
-      ]
+      "allowedVersions": "<2.0.0"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d86700ad..ec0a18d6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.101.10
+1.101.11
diff --git a/examples/service/go.mod b/examples/service/go.mod
index 72e3c566..a1640b80 100644
--- a/examples/service/go.mod
+++ b/examples/service/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ toolchain go1.23.2
 replace github.com/Vonage/gosrvlib => ../..
 
 require (
-	github.com/Vonage/gosrvlib v1.101.10
+	github.com/Vonage/gosrvlib v1.101.11
 	github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report/v2 v2.1.0
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.5
 	github.com/rakyll/gotest v0.0.6