diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 250ab6f..cc2047a 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,57 @@
 
 version: 2
 updates:
-
   # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
+  - package-ecosystem: 'github-actions'
+    target-branch: 'develop'
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+        interval: 'weekly'
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types:
+          - version-update:semver-patch
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for NPM
+  - package-ecosystem: 'npm'
+    target-branch: 'develop'
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+        interval: 'weekly'
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types:
+          - version-update:semver-patch
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for Docker
+  - package-ecosystem: 'docker'
+    target-branch: 'develop'
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+        interval: 'weekly'
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for Golang
+  - package-ecosystem: 'gomod'
+    target-branch: 'develop'
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+        interval: 'weekly'
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for Terraform
+  - package-ecosystem: 'terraform'
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+        interval: 'weekly'
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for Python
+  - package-ecosystem: 'pip'
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+        interval: 'weekly'
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for Kotlin
+  - package-ecosystem: 'gradle'
+    target-branch: 'develop'
+    directory: '/'
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+        interval: 'weekly'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 15a4c74..32fdf2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Run Markdown link check
         uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0 # Required to fetch version
     
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 5b108d3..1c3c834 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5.2.0
         env: