diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 13863d0..a8fba16 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,20 +3,30 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "maven"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-      day: "monday"
-      time: "06:00"
-      timezone: "UTC"
+      interval: "monthly"
     groups:
-      maven-dependencies:
+      maven-build-plugins:
+        patterns:
+          - "org.apache.maven.plugins:*"
+          - "org.jacoco:jacoco-maven-plugin"
+          - "org.owasp:dependency-check-maven"
+          - "org.sonatype.plugins:nexus-staging-maven-plugin"
+      java-production-dependencies:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "org.apache.maven.plugins:*"
+          - "org.jacoco:jacoco-maven-plugin"
+          - "org.owasp:dependency-check-maven"
+          - "org.sonatype.plugins:nexus-staging-maven-plugin"
+          - "org.junit.jupiter:*"
     ignore:
       # keep using Jetty 10.x (javax.*) instead of Jetty 11 (jakarta.*)
       - dependency-name: "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server"
-        versions: ["11.x"]
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
       - dependency-name: "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlet"
-        versions: ["11.x"]
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+
 
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/" # even for `.github/workflows`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index aac9066..0bfa731 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -5,27 +5,26 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Build and Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]')"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          java-version: 17
+          java-version: 21
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: 'maven'
       - name: Ensure to use tagged version
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        run: mvn versions:set --file ./pom.xml -DnewVersion=${GITHUB_REF##*/}
+        run: mvn -B versions:set --file ./pom.xml -DnewVersion=${GITHUB_REF##*/}
       - name: Build and Test
         id: buildAndTest
-        run: mvn -B clean install jacoco:report -Pcoverage,dependency-check
+        run: mvn -B clean install jacoco:report -Pcoverage
       - name: Upload code coverage report
         id: codacyCoverageReporter
         run: bash <(curl -Ls https://coverage.codacy.com/get.sh)
         env:
           CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN }}
         continue-on-error: true
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: artifacts
           path: target/*.jar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cf2c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+name: OWASP Maven Dependency Check
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 13 * * 0'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'release/**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+
+jobs:
+  check-dependencies:
+    name: Check dependencies
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          show-progress: false
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: 'maven'
+      - name: Cache NVD DB
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository/org/owasp/dependency-check-data/
+          key: dependency-check-${{ github.run_id }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            dependency-check
+        env:
+          SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS: 5
+      - name: Run org.owasp:dependency-check plugin
+        id: dependency-check
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: mvn -B validate -Pdependency-check
+        env:
+          NVD_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NVD_API_KEY }}
+      - name: Upload report on failure
+        if: steps.dependency-check.outcome == 'failure'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dependency-check-report
+          path: target/dependency-check-report.html
+          if-no-files-found: error
+      - name: Slack Notification on regular check
+        if: github.event_name == 'schedule' && steps.dependency-check.outcome == 'failure'
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'Cryptobot'
+          SLACK_ICON: false
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':bot:'
+          SLACK_CHANNEL: 'cryptomator-desktop'
+          SLACK_TITLE: "Vulnerabilities in ${{ github.event.repository.name }} detected."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Download the <https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/run/${{ github.run_id }}|report> for more details."
+          SLACK_FOOTER: false
+          MSG_MINIMAL: true
+      - name: Failing workflow on release branch
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && steps.dependency-check.outcome == 'failure'
+        shell: bash
+        run: exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml
index b3636ca..4325ed4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          java-version: 17
+          java-version: 21
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: 'maven'
           server-id: ossrh # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml
index 8b74fdd..be60dec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') # only allow publishing tagged versions
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          java-version: 17
+          java-version: 21
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: 'maven'
           gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASES_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }} # Value of the GPG private key to import
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e2ab29d..8891ee1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ test-output/
 .idea/compiler.xml
 .idea/jarRepositories.xml
 *.iml
+
+# Maven
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e768f6d..8e70a5b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.cryptomator</groupId>
 	<artifactId>webdav-nio-adapter</artifactId>
-	<version>2.0.5</version>
+	<version>2.0.6</version>
 	<name>WebDAV-NIO Adapter</name>
 	<description>Embedded Jetty serving a WebDAV servlet to access resources at a given NIO path.</description>
 	<url>https://github.com/cryptomator/webdav-nio-adapter</url>
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
 
 		<!-- dependencies -->
 		<integrations-api.version>1.3.0</integrations-api.version>
-		<webdavservlet.version>1.2.4</webdavservlet.version>
-		<jetty.version>10.0.17</jetty.version>
-		<slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
+		<webdavservlet.version>1.2.5</webdavservlet.version>
+		<jetty.version>10.0.20</jetty.version>
+		<slf4j.version>2.0.11</slf4j.version>
 
 		<!-- test dependencies -->
-		<junit.jupiter.version>5.10.0</junit.jupiter.version>
+		<junit.jupiter.version>5.10.1</junit.jupiter.version>
 
 		<!-- mvn plugin dependencies -->
-		<dependency-check.version>8.4.0</dependency-check.version>
-		<jacoco.version>0.8.10</jacoco.version>
+		<dependency-check.version>9.0.9</dependency-check.version>
+		<jacoco.version>0.8.11</jacoco.version>
 		<nexus-staging.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging.version>
 		<maven.deploy.version>3.1.1</maven.deploy.version>
 	</properties>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.jetbrains</groupId>
 			<artifactId>annotations</artifactId>
-			<version>24.0.1</version>
+			<version>24.1.0</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.11.0</version>
+				<version>3.12.1</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<release>${project.build.jdk}</release>
 					<showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.1.2</version>
+				<version>3.2.5</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.6.0</version>
+				<version>3.6.3</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -166,19 +166,19 @@
 						<artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
 						<version>${dependency-check.version}</version>
 						<configuration>
-							<cveValidForHours>24</cveValidForHours>
+							<nvdValidForHours>24</nvdValidForHours>
 							<failBuildOnCVSS>0</failBuildOnCVSS>
 							<skipTestScope>true</skipTestScope>
 							<detail>true</detail>
-							<suppressionFiles>
-								<suppressionFile>suppression.xml</suppressionFile>
-							</suppressionFiles>
+							<suppressionFile>suppression.xml</suppressionFile>
+							<nvdApiKey>${env.NVD_API_KEY}</nvdApiKey>
 						</configuration>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<goals>
 									<goal>check</goal>
 								</goals>
+								<phase>validate</phase>
 							</execution>
 						</executions>
 					</plugin>