diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60bcd786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Set update schedule for GitHub Actions
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7d50b906..42938047 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
     Note: when upgrading the Quarkus version or the DataStax Java driver version, make sure that you
     upgrade them in the quickstart module too.
     -->
-    <quarkus.version>3.1.0.Final</quarkus.version>
-    <datastax-java-driver.version>4.15.0</datastax-java-driver.version>
+    <quarkus.version>3.6.9</quarkus.version>
+    <datastax-java-driver.version>4.17.0</datastax-java-driver.version>
     <assertj.version>3.23.1</assertj.version>
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.10.1</version>
+          <version>3.12.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
diff --git a/quickstart/pom.xml b/quickstart/pom.xml
index 082de3a0..5c0e4f2b 100644
--- a/quickstart/pom.xml
+++ b/quickstart/pom.xml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
   <inceptionYear>2020</inceptionYear>
   <properties>
     <java.version>11</java.version>
-    <quarkus.version>3.1.0.Final</quarkus.version>
-    <datastax-java-driver.version>4.15.0</datastax-java-driver.version>
+    <quarkus.version>3.6.9</quarkus.version>
+    <datastax-java-driver.version>4.17.0</datastax-java-driver.version>
     <assertj.version>3.23.1</assertj.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.10.1</version>
+        <version>3.12.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>${java.version}</source>
           <target>${java.version}</target>