diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index a331730d3..65eb5de25 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ updates:
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
       - dependency-name: "io.vertx*"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+      - dependency-name: "io.smallrye.reactive*"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/tooling/docker"
@@ -161,6 +163,8 @@ updates:
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
       - dependency-name: "io.vertx*"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+      - dependency-name: "io.smallrye.reactive*"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/tooling/docker"
@@ -170,6 +174,59 @@ updates:
     allow:
       - dependency-type: "all"
 
+  #################################################################################
+  # Duplicate the package-ecosystems for main because we want to target branch 3.2
+  # and dependabot doesn't support YAML aliases and anchors at the moment
+  #################################################################################
+  - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "3.2"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      day: "tuesday"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 20
+    groups:
+      hibernate-validator:
+        patterns:
+          - "org.hibernate.validator*"
+          - "org.glassfish.expressly*"
+      hibernate:
+        patterns:
+          - "org.hibernate*"
+      vertx:
+        patterns:
+          - "io.vertx*"
+      mutiny:
+        patterns:
+          - "io.smallrye.reactive*"
+      testcontainers:
+        patterns:
+          - "org.testcontainers*"
+          - "com.ibm.db2*"
+          - "com.microsoft.sqlserver*"
+          - "org.postgresql*"
+          - "con.ongres.scram*"
+          - "com.fasterxml.jackson.core*"
+          - "com.mysql*"
+          - "org.mariadb.jdbc*"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "org.glassfish.expressly*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "org.hibernate*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+      - dependency-name: "io.vertx*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+      - dependency-name: "io.smallrye.reactive*"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/tooling/docker"
+    target-branch: "3.2"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: "all"
+
   #################################################################################
   # Duplicate the package-ecosystems for main because we want to target branch 2.4
   # and dependabot doesn't support YAML aliases and anchors at the moment
@@ -215,6 +272,8 @@ updates:
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
       - dependency-name: "io.vertx*"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+      - dependency-name: "io.smallrye.reactive*"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
 
   # Dockerfiles in tooling/docker/, and database services we use for examples (MySQL and PostgreSQL)
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c59eef3a1..391d7c29f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
           - 5432:5432
     steps:
       - name: Checkout ${{ inputs.branch }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       - name: Get year/month for cache key
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run examples in '${{ matrix.example }}' on ${{ matrix.db }}
         run: ./gradlew :${{ matrix.example }}:runAllExamplesOn${{ matrix.db }}
       - name: Upload reports (if build failed)
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: reports-examples-${{ matrix.db }}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
         db: [ 'MariaDB', 'MySQL', 'PostgreSQL', 'MSSQLServer', 'CockroachDB', 'Db2', 'Oracle' ]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout ${{ inputs.branch }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       - name: Get year/month for cache key
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and Test with ${{ matrix.db }}
         run: ./gradlew build -PshowStandardOutput -Pdocker -Pdb=${{ matrix.db }}
       - name: Upload reports (if build failed)
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: reports-db-${{ matrix.db }}
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
           - { name: "26-ea", java_version_numeric: 26, from: 'jdk.java.net', jvm_args: '--enable-preview' }
     steps:
       - name: Checkout ${{ inputs.branch }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       - name: Get year/month for cache key
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ jobs:
               -Porg.gradle.java.installations.paths=${{ steps.mainjdk-exportpath.outputs.path }},${{ steps.testjdk-exportpath.outputs.path }} \
               ${{ matrix.java.jvm_args && '-Ptest.jdk.launcher.args=' }}${{ matrix.java.jvm_args }}
       - name: Upload reports (if build failed)
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: reports-java${{ matrix.java.name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 0e385da45..3a63a4b82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
 
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@dded0888837ed1f317902acf8a20df0ad188d165 # v5.0.0