diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+# for more information on how to configure Dependabot, please visit https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/supply-chain-security/keeping-your-dependencies-updated-automatically/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"      
+  - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+# Adding other package-ecosystems. Excluding hex/elm/submodules/cargo/swift
+  - package-ecosystem: "bundler"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "composer"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "pub"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "terraform"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "devcontainers"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "dotnet-sdk"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency_enforcement.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency_enforcement.yml
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+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+
+name: "Dependency Review"
+on: [pull_request]
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+jobs:
+  dependency-review:
+    runs-on: lever-self-hosted
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Dependency Review
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v4
+        with:
+          fail-on-severity: critical
+          fail-on-scopes: runtime, development