diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
index a1e7b8c8..5e8af36a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "IMAGE_NAME=${GITHUB_REPOSITORY,,}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
           
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@29109295f81e9208d7d86ff1c6c12d2833863392 # v3.6.0
         
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         id: buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@b5ca514318bd6ebac0fb2aedd5d36ec1b5c232a2 # v3.10.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
         
       # inspired by https://github.com/reloc8/action-latest-release-version
       - name: Get release version
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
         id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@902fa8ec7d6ecbf8d84d538b9b233a880e428804 # v5.7.0
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5.8.0
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
           tags: |
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
       - name: Log in to the Container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and push Docker image for x86 and arm64
         id: build
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@14487ce63c7a62a4a324b0bfb37086795e31c6c1 # v6.16.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
         with:
           file: .docker/Dockerfile
           push: true
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "IMAGE_NAME=${GITHUB_REPOSITORY,,}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
         
         - name: Checkout repository
-          uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+          uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
         # inspired by https://github.com/reloc8/action-latest-release-version
         - name: Get release version
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ jobs:
             merge-multiple: true
 
         - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-          uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@b5ca514318bd6ebac0fb2aedd5d36ec1b5c232a2 # v3.10.0
+          uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
 
         - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
           id: meta
-          uses: docker/metadata-action@902fa8ec7d6ecbf8d84d538b9b233a880e428804 # v5.7.0
+          uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5.8.0
           with:
             images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
             tags: |
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
                 type=raw,value=${{ steps.get_version.outputs.latest-release}},enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
 
         - name: Log in to the Container registry
-          uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
+          uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
           with:
             registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
             username: ${{ github.actor }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-test-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-test-pr.yml
index b44e8303..658d2733 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-test-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-test-pr.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ jobs:
         java: [ "17", "21" ]
     name: Testing with Java ${{ matrix.java }} (${{ matrix.distribution }})
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
       - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@c5195efecf7bdfc987ee8bae7a71cb8b11521c00 # v4.7.1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@dded0888837ed1f317902acf8a20df0ad188d165 # v5.0.0
         with:
           distribution: ${{ matrix.distribution }}
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 27dbbb8f..ce308f8c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     <ver.jena>5.2.0</ver.jena>
     <ver.junit>4.13.2</ver.junit>
     <ver.slf4j>2.0.17</ver.slf4j>
-    <ver.log4j2>2.24.3</ver.log4j2>
+    <ver.log4j2>2.25.2</ver.log4j2>
     <java.version>17</java.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.14.0</version>
+        <version>3.14.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <release>${java.version}</release>
          </configuration>
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.11.2</version>
+            <version>3.12.0</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2.7</version>
+            <version>3.2.8</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>