diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..960f2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    target-branch: main
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      day: friday
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
+    groups:
+      github-actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+      - github-actions
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: ci
+      include: scope
diff --git a/.github/workflows/plugin-ci-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/plugin-ci-workflow.yml
index 7e0602b..e44cd5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/plugin-ci-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/plugin-ci-workflow.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        php: ['8.1', '8.2', '8.3', '8.4']
+        php: ['8.2', '8.3', '8.4']
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
     
     services:
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ jobs:
       run: php -v
     
     - name: Run apt-get update
-      run: sudo apt-get update
+      run: |
+        sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php
+        sudo apt-get update
     
     - name: Install System Dependencies
       run: sudo apt-get install -y apache2 snmp snmpd rrdtool fping libapache2-mod-php${{ matrix.php }}