diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a138a446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      time: "Thursday at 00:47"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependaboat.yml b/.github/workflows/dependaboat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e7d3249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependaboat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: CI
+#on: pull_request
+
+# Set the access for individual scopes, or use permissions: write-all
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout sourccode
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+      - name: Approve a PR
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 33310c3b..5a45edee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 								<artifactItem>
 									<groupId>com.github.jsimone</groupId>
 									<artifactId>webapp-runner</artifactId>
-									<version>8.0.30.2</version>
+									<version>8.0.28.0</version>
 									<destFileName>webapp-runner.jar</destFileName>
 								</artifactItem>
 							</artifactItems>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.11.0</version>
+				<version>3.10.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.8</source>
 					<target>1.8</target>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.2.1</version>
+				<version>3.1.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<warSourceDirectory>WebContent</warSourceDirectory>
 				</configuration>
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-			<version>42.3.7</version>
+			<version>42.3.9</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>8.0.28</version>
+			<version>8.0.22</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@
 			<version>3.1.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>