diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d08e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# 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: "github-actions" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/QtApng.yml b/.github/workflows/QtApng.yml
index 5d81090..7cf568e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/QtApng.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/QtApng.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [master]
 
+env:
+  MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: 12.0
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -14,22 +17,27 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
             vers: '5.15.2'
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            vers: '6.8.1'
           - os: macos-13
             vers: '5.15.2'
-          - os: windows-2022
+          - os: macos-13
+            vers: '6.8.1'
+            buildArch: 'Universal'
+          - os: windows-2019
             vers: '5.15.2'
             arch: 'win32_msvc2019'
             buildArch: 'X86'
-          - os: windows-2022
-            vers: '6.7.3'
+          - os: windows-2019
+            vers: '5.15.2'
             arch: 'win64_msvc2019_64'
           - os: windows-2022
-            vers: '6.7.3'
-            arch: 'win64_msvc2019_arm64'
+            vers: '6.8.1'
+            arch: 'win64_msvc2022_64'
+          - os: windows-2022
+            vers: '6.8.1'
+            arch: 'win64_msvc2022_arm64_cross_compiled'
             buildArch: 'Arm64'
-          - os: macos-14
-            vers: '6.7.3'
-            buildArch: 'Universal'
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -47,23 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           buildArch: ${{ matrix.buildArch }}
 
       - name: 'Upload Artifact'
-        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/master'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: qtapng-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.vers }}${{ matrix.arch && format('-{0}', matrix.arch) || '' }}
           path: QtApng/output
-
-      - name: 'Zip Artifact'
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-        uses: thedoctor0/zip-release@0.7.1
-        with:
-          type: 'zip'
-          path: QtApng/output/
-          filename: "qtapng-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.vers }}${{ matrix.arch && format('-{0}', matrix.arch) || '' }}.zip"
-
-      - name: 'Upload to continous release'
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          tag_name: 'cont'
-          files:  qtapng-*.zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kimageformats.yml b/.github/workflows/kimageformats.yml
index ad692cd..f011793 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kimageformats.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kimageformats.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: 'clear;default,readwrite'
+  MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: 12.0
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -17,22 +18,27 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
             vers: '5.15.2'
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            vers: '6.8.1'
           - os: macos-13
             vers: '5.15.2'
-          - os: windows-2022
+          - os: macos-13
+            vers: '6.8.1'
+            buildArch: 'Universal'
+          - os: windows-2019
             vers: '5.15.2'
             arch: 'win32_msvc2019'
             buildArch: 'X86'
-          - os: windows-2022
-            vers: '6.7.3'
+          - os: windows-2019
+            vers: '5.15.2'
             arch: 'win64_msvc2019_64'
           - os: windows-2022
-            vers: '6.7.3'
-            arch: 'win64_msvc2019_arm64'
+            vers: '6.8.1'
+            arch: 'win64_msvc2022_64'
+          - os: windows-2022
+            vers: '6.8.1'
+            arch: 'win64_msvc2022_arm64_cross_compiled'
             buildArch: 'Arm64'
-          - os: macos-14
-            vers: '6.7.3'
-            buildArch: 'Universal'
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -56,23 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           buildArch: ${{ matrix.buildArch }}
 
       - name: 'Upload Artifact'
-        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/master'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: kimageformats-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.vers }}${{ matrix.arch && format('-{0}', matrix.arch) || '' }}
           path: kimageformats/output
-
-      - name: 'Zip Artifact'
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-        uses: thedoctor0/zip-release@0.7.1
-        with:
-          type: 'zip'
-          path: kimageformats/output/
-          filename: "kimageformats-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.vers }}${{ matrix.arch && format('-{0}', matrix.arch) || '' }}.zip"
-
-      - name: 'Upload to continous release'
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          tag_name: 'cont'
-          files: kimageformats-*.zip