diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8452ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: monthly
+    assignees:
+      - "ezio-melotti"
+    groups:
+      actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index 1e63219..fdb9b39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
index 55f1912..4175c56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python 3
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.x'
           cache: "pip"
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 56baa50..09df4fc 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black-pre-commit-mirror
-    rev: 23.12.1
+    rev: 24.1.1
     hooks:
       - id: black
 
@@ -18,5 +18,10 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: sphinx-lint
 
+  - repo: meta
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-hooks-apply
+      - id: check-useless-excludes
+
 ci:
   autoupdate_schedule: quarterly