Updating actions build and adding dependabot

Assisted-by: IBM Bob 2.0.2

.github/dependabot.yml

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04d9ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+      - "bot"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+      - "bot"

.github/workflows/maven.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index b09766f..63ccbb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java_version: [ 17, 21 ]
+        java_version: [ 17, 21, 25 ]
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout for build
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
     - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-java@03ad4de0992f5dab5e18fcb136590ce7c4a0ac95  # v5.6.0
       with:
-        distribution: 'zulu'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}
         cache: 'maven'
     - name: Verify