diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90e05c40
--- /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/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdd0f42b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+feature:
+  - any:
+      - head-branch: [ '^feature' ]
+fix:
+  - any:
+      - head-branch: [ '^fix', '^hotfix' ]
+chore:
+  - any:
+      - head-branch: [ '^chore', '^documentation', '^docs', '^ci', '^refactor' ]
+release:
+  - all:
+      - base-branch: [ 'main', 'master' ]
+      - head-branch: [ 'development', 'dev' ]
diff --git a/.github/pr-labels.yml b/.github/pr-labels.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f95cf6e9..00000000
--- a/.github/pr-labels.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-feature: ['feature/*', 'feat/*']
-fix: ['fix/*', 'hotfix']
-chore: ['chore/*', 'documentation/*', 'docs/*', 'ci/*', 'refactor/*']
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-package.yml b/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
similarity index 71%
rename from .github/workflows/build-package.yml
rename to .github/workflows/build_package.yml
index d616186c..77c5fe5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK 8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 1.8
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: '8'
       - name: Load local Maven repository cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ~/.m2/repository
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 803f763e..1b1841d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -37,15 +37,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK 8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 1.8
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: '8'
           settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }}
 
       - name: Load local Maven repository cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ~/.m2/repository
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
       # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
 
       # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
       # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
@@ -79,4 +80,4 @@ jobs:
       #   make release
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 82efca7d..ed38abf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK 8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 1.8
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: '8'
           settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }}
 
       - name: Load local Maven repository cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ~/.m2/repository
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           && !( contains(github.event.inputs.versionTag, 'alpha')
           || contains(github.event.inputs.versionTag, 'beta')
           || contains(github.event.inputs.versionTag, 'rc')) }}
-        uses: actions/github-script@v4.0.2
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
           github-token: ${{secrets.JOHNNY_Q5_REPORTS_TOKEN}}
           script: |
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           && ( contains(github.event.inputs.versionTag, 'alpha')
           || contains(github.event.inputs.versionTag, 'beta')
           || contains(github.event.inputs.versionTag, 'rc')) }}
-        uses: actions/github-script@v4.0.2
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
           github-token: ${{secrets.JOHNNY_Q5_REPORTS_TOKEN}}
           script: |
@@ -85,12 +87,12 @@ jobs:
         run: git push
 
       - name: Open PR with version bump
-        uses: actions/github-script@v4.0.2
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
           github-token: ${{secrets.JOHNNY_Q5_REPORTS_TOKEN}}
           script: |
             await github.request(`POST /repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls`, {
               title: 'Update version to ${{ github.event.inputs.versionTag }}',
               head: 'release/set-version-to-${{ github.event.inputs.versionTag }}',
-              base: 'master'
+              base: 'main'
             });
diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-pull-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/label-pull-requests.yml
index b03eee14..931ff6da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label-pull-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-pull-requests.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 name: Label Pull Requests
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [ opened, edited ]
 
 jobs:
-  label:
+  Assign-Label-To-Pull-Request:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: TimonVS/pr-labeler-action@v3
+      - uses: actions/labeler@v5.0.0-alpha.1
         with:
-          configuration-path: .github/pr-labels.yml # optional, .github/pr-labeler.yml is the default value
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nexus-publish-snapshots.yml b/.github/workflows/nexus-publish-snapshots.yml
index f5af5f15..9d98c352 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nexus-publish-snapshots.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nexus-publish-snapshots.yml
@@ -15,15 +15,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK 8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 1.8
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: '8'
           settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }}
 
       - name: Load local Maven repository cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ~/.m2/repository
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
similarity index 65%
rename from .github/workflows/run-tests.yml
rename to .github/workflows/run_tests.yml
index 5708a258..a5e32810 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK 8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 1.8
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: '8'
+          settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }}
 
       - name: Load local Maven repository cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ~/.m2/repository
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}