diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9c1b32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+    groups:
+      external-github-actions:
+          patterns:
+              - '*/*'
+          exclude-patterns:
+              - Tricentis*/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9cacc7d..6ca50be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   check:
     name: Build and lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-stepsecurity-x64
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0