diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c48305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    groups:
+      github-actions:
+        patterns: ["*"]
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/release-github-actions.yml
index 9c84280..e7eaec8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-github-actions.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0   # full history + tags needed to compute the next version
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version: '24'