diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5eff682b8..4fcb4d6e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -65,17 +65,21 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make test
       - name: Authenticate with Google Cloud
+        if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
         id: auth
         uses: google-github-actions/auth@ba79af03959ebeac9769e648f473a284504d9193 # v2.1.10
         with:
           credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCR_KEY }}
       - name: Setup Google Cloud SDK
+        if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@77e7a554d41e2ee56fc945c52dfd3f33d12def9a # v2.1.4
-      - run: |
-          gcloud auth configure-docker europe-west2-docker.pkg.dev
+      - name: Configure Docker for Artifact Registry
+        if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
+        run: |
+          gcloud auth configure-docker "$REGISTRY_HOSTNAME"
 
       - name: pr docker tag
-        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
+        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
         id: tag
         run: |
           PR=$(echo "$GITHUB_REF" | awk -F / '{print $3}')
@@ -83,14 +87,15 @@ jobs:
           echo "pr_number=pr-$PR" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         # Build the Docker image
       - name: Build Docker Image
-        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
+        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
         run: |
           docker build -t "$REGISTRY_HOSTNAME"/"$GAR_GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID"/"$GAR_REPOSITORY"/"$IMAGE":${{ env.pr_number }} -f _infra/docker/Dockerfile .
       - name: Push dev image
-        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
+        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
         run: |
           docker push "$REGISTRY_HOSTNAME"/"$GAR_GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID"/"$GAR_REPOSITORY"/"$IMAGE":${{ env.pr_number }}
       - name: template helm
+        if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
         run: |
           helm template $CHART_DIRECTORY
 
@@ -179,13 +184,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=$(grep -E "appVersion:\s+" $CHART_DIRECTORY/Chart.yaml | cut -d" " -f2 | sed -r 's/"//g')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: package helm
+        if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
         run: |
           echo HELM_VERSION=$(grep -E "version:\s+" $CHART_DIRECTORY/Chart.yaml | cut -d" " -f2 | sed -r 's/"//g') >> $GITHUB_ENV
           helm dep up $CHART_DIRECTORY
           helm package $CHART_DIRECTORY
 
       - name: Publish dev Chart
-        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
+        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
         run: |
           mv $IMAGE-${{ env.HELM_VERSION }}.tgz $IMAGE-${{ env.pr_number }}.tgz
           gsutil cp $IMAGE-*.tgz gs://$ARTIFACT_BUCKET/$IMAGE/
diff --git a/_infra/helm/frontstage/Chart.yaml b/_infra/helm/frontstage/Chart.yaml
index 339cbf385..edf034ff5 100644
--- a/_infra/helm/frontstage/Chart.yaml
+++ b/_infra/helm/frontstage/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 2.5.73
+version: 2.5.74
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
-appVersion: 2.5.73
+appVersion: 2.5.74