Update GitHub action dependencies and add dependabot scanning

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ jobs:
           # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
 
       - name: Set up .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json
 
       # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
       # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
 
       # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
       # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ jobs:
       #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3

.github/workflows/dotnet-test.yml

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json
 

.github/workflows/sonarcloud-scan.yml

@@ -16,30 +16,30 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Java JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: 17
           distribution: "zulu" # Alternative distribution options are available.
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Shallow clones should be disabled for a better relevancy of analysis
 
       - name: Set up .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
           global-json-file: global.json
 
       - name: Cache SonarCloud packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~\sonar\cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
 
       - name: Cache SonarCloud scanner
         id: cache-sonar-scanner
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: .\.sonar\scanner
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar-scanner