diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1103801a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/backend"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      maven-build-plugins:
+        patterns:
+          - "org.apache.maven.plugins:*"
+          - "me.fabriciorby:maven-surefire-junit5-tree-reporter"
+      java-production-dependencies:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "org.apache.maven.plugins:*"
+          - "me.fabriciorby:maven-surefire-junit5-tree-reporter"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "io.quarkus:*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/" # even for `.github/workflows`
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      github-actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+    labels:
+      - "ci"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 17922932a..3bb4ed39d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: Build and Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]')" # can the if also be est for all jobs?
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Shallow clones should be disabled for a better relevancy of analysis
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
           cache: 'npm'
@@ -55,13 +54,13 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Needed to get PR information, if any
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           cache: 'maven'
       - name: Cache SonarCloud packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.sonar/cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/closeJira.yml b/.github/workflows/closeJira.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index af161d19c..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/closeJira.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-name: Close Jira ticket
-on:
-  issues:
-    types: [closed]
-
-jobs:
-  CloseJiraTicket: 
-    if: contains(github.event.issue.body, '<!-- JIRA-KEY:')
-    name: Close Jira Ticket
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Extracts JIRA issue key from github ticket
-        id: parseJiraKey
-        run: |
-          ISSUE_ID=`echo ${ISSUE_BODY} | grep -m1 '<\!-- JIRA-KEY:' | sed -E 's/.*JIRA-KEY: (HUB-[0-9]+) .*/\1/'`
-          echo "::set-output name=issueId::${ISSUE_ID}"
-        env:
-          ISSUE_BODY: ${{ github.event.issue.body }}
-      - name: Jira Login
-        uses: atlassian/gajira-login@v2.0.0
-        env:
-          JIRA_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_BASE_URL }}
-          JIRA_USER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_USER_EMAIL }}
-          JIRA_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JIRA_API_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Close Jira issue
-        uses: atlassian/gajira-transition@v2.0.2
-        with:
-          issue: ${{ steps.parseJiraKey.outputs.issueId }}
-          transition: "Fixed on GitHub"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/keycloak.yml b/.github/workflows/keycloak.yml
index 85d1bb610..534613e6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/keycloak.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/keycloak.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Custom Keycloak Image
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
           cache: 'npm'
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: keycloak/themes/cryptomator/common/resources
         run: npm run build
       - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
       - name: Login to GHCR
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Build and Push Container Image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:
           context: keycloak
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yml b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
index de8d77804..f084c5f1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Tag image in github registry
         run: docker tag ghcr.io/cryptomator/hub@${{ github.event.inputs.digest}} ghcr.io/cryptomator/hub:${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 8423028b8..9a5848800 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     <quarkus.platform.version>3.8.2</quarkus.platform.version>
     <quarkus.jib.base-jvm-image>eclipse-temurin:21-jre</quarkus.jib.base-jvm-image> <!-- irrelevant for -Pnative -->
     <jwt.version>4.4.0</jwt.version>
-    <compiler-plugin.version>3.12.1</compiler-plugin.version>
+    <compiler-plugin.version>3.13.0</compiler-plugin.version>
     <dependency-plugin.version>3.6.1</dependency-plugin.version>
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.3</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</surefire-plugin.version>
     <failsafe-plugin.version>3.2.5</failsafe-plugin.version>
     <junit-tree-reporter.version>1.2.1</junit-tree-reporter.version>
   </properties>