diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aab134c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: docker
+    directories:
+      - "/fabric-chaincode-docker"
+      - "/examples/fabric-contract-example-as-service"
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+  - package-ecosystem: gradle
+    directories:
+      - "/"
+      - "/fabric-chaincode-docker"
+      - "/examples/fabric-contract-example-as-service"
+      - "/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle"
+      - "/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle-kotlin"
+      - "/examples/ledger-api"
+      - "/fabric-chaincode-integration-test"
+      - "/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-gradle"
+      - "/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-ledger-api"
+      - "/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-shim-api"
+      - "/fabric-chaincode-shim"
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+  - package-ecosystem: maven
+    directories:
+      - "/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven"
+      - "/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-maven"
+      - "/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/wrapper-maven"
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
diff --git a/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle-kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index ffd88adc..f182c963 100644
--- a/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 
 
 plugins {
-    id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "8.1.1"
+    id("com.gradleup.shadow") version "8.3.6"
     id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm") version "1.9.22"
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml b/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml
index 39f1e39d..4adbd9f1 100644
--- a/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>3.1</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>${java.version}</source>
-					<target>${java.version}</target>
+					<release>${java.version}</release>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-gradle/build.gradle b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-gradle/build.gradle
index 84e1f21a..4cdac1e7 100644
--- a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-gradle/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-gradle/build.gradle
@@ -6,13 +6,8 @@ plugins {
 group 'org.hyperledger.fabric-chaincode-java'
 version '1.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
-java {
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-}
-
 compileJava {
-    options.compilerArgs.addAll(['--release', '11'])
+    options.release = 11
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-maven/pom.xml b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-maven/pom.xml
index 2671d423..8a90c06d 100644
--- a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/bare-maven/pom.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
             <id>jitpack.io</id>
             <url>https://www.jitpack.io</url>
         </repository>
-		<repository>
-            <id>artifactory</id>
-            <url>https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/hyperledger/fabric-maven</url>
-        </repository>	
 		<repository>
 			<id>localfabirc</id>
 			<url>file://${project.basedir}/repository</url>
diff --git a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-ledger-api/build.gradle b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-ledger-api/build.gradle
index ab453cbe..8ae407d5 100644
--- a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-ledger-api/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-ledger-api/build.gradle
@@ -6,13 +6,8 @@ plugins {
 group 'org.hyperledger.fabric-chaincode-java'
 version ''
 
-java {
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-}
-
 compileJava {
-    options.compilerArgs.addAll(['--release', '11'])
+    options.release = 11
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-shim-api/build.gradle b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-shim-api/build.gradle
index 7eee2b31..0c7ccc99 100644
--- a/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-shim-api/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-chaincode-integration-test/src/contracts/fabric-shim-api/build.gradle
@@ -6,13 +6,8 @@ plugins {
 group 'org.hyperledger.fabric-chaincode-java'
 version '1.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
-java {
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-}
-
 compileJava {
-    options.compilerArgs.addAll(['--release', '11'])
+    options.release = 11
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle b/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle
index a361d7f1..be7ae32d 100644
--- a/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp'
     implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators'
     implementation 'io.opentelemetry.semconv:opentelemetry-semconv:1.32.0'
-    implementation 'io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-grpc-1.6:2.16.0-alpha'
+    implementation 'io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-grpc-1.6:2.19.0-alpha'
 }
 
 sourceSets {