diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79e177b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 20
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule: 
+      interval: weekly
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yaml b/.github/workflows/go.yaml
index 84314bd..97e5f13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yaml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Linters (Static Analysis) for Go
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code into the Go module directory.
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version: 1.18.x
 
@@ -35,15 +35,16 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         go: ["1.18.x", "1.19.x"]
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        # pinning to macos-13 to avoid issues with the default macos-latest runner.
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-13]
 
     name: Unit tests on Go ${{ matrix.go }} ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code into the Go module directory.
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}