diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index d7b8a2d87b1..6167135e953 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/owlbot-java:latest
-  digest: sha256:cecae6152a85d55c932a64515643cf2e32a1f1b6e17503080eb07744b2177f28
-# created: 2024-03-25T17:31:37.187420732Z
+  digest: sha256:81c3ec554428c8ff6c92f0d58668b7ef52265d053a82284c97a326745e786949
+# created: 2024-03-27T17:59:25.436353226Z
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml b/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml
index 8a56894c12d..c431b910582 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ jobs:
           # repository
           .kokoro/build.sh
       - name: Unmanaged dependency check
-        uses: googleapis/sdk-platform-java/java-shared-dependencies/unmanaged-dependency-check@unmanaged-dependencies-check-latest
+        uses: googleapis/sdk-platform-java/java-shared-dependencies/unmanaged-dependency-check@google-cloud-shared-dependencies/v3.28.1
         with:
           bom-path: google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38c64fa0d73..78619e0dd29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If you are using Maven without the BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 If you are using Gradle 5.x or later, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.35.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.36.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner'
 ```
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 8715fe4dff7..33c03a11c6a 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
   ],
   "ignorePaths": [
     ".kokoro/requirements.txt",
-    ".github/workflows/**"
+    ".github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml",
+    ".github/workflows/ci.yaml",
+    ".github/workflows/renovate_config_check.yaml",
+    ".github/workflows/samples.yaml"
   ],
   "customManagers": [
     {