diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index e4f3e3f06..2fe7be9e0 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
+    directory: "./.github/workflows"
+    target-branch: "main"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "monday"
+      time: "06:00"
       timezone: "Europe/Paris"
     groups:
       gh-dependency:
@@ -16,16 +18,24 @@ updates:
 
   - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
     directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "main"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "monday"
+      time: "06:15"
       timezone: "Europe/Paris"
+    groups:
+      go-dependency:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/docker"
+    target-branch: "main"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "monday"
+      time: "06:30"
       timezone: "Europe/Paris"
     groups:
       docker-dependency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/api-tests.yaml
index 262af6b35..a0972cbb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-tests.yaml
@@ -78,14 +78,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Get Go version from go.mod
-        id: go-version
-        run: echo "version=$(grep '^go ' go.mod | awk '{print $2}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ steps.go-version.outputs.version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache-dependency-path: "go.sum"
 
       - name: Check for changes in specific paths
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index c42af0640..b5ea155cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
+      - '**/*.md'
       - 'docs/**'
       - '.github/workflows/**'
       - 'LICENSE'
@@ -37,27 +37,22 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
 
-      - name: Get Go version from go.mod
-        id: go-version
-        run: echo "version=$(grep '^go ' go.mod | awk '{print $2}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ steps.go-version.outputs.version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache-dependency-path: "go.sum"
 
       - name: Set up Docker Build
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
 
-      - name: Login to DockerHub
+      - name: Login to GHCR
         uses: docker/login-action@v4
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.actor }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Build and push Docker images
         run: |
           make latest -j $(nproc)
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-generated-files.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-generated-files.yaml
index 9a1d11b94..14b7d18be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-generated-files.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-generated-files.yaml
@@ -19,14 +19,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Get Go version from go.mod
-        id: go-version
-        run: echo "version=$(grep '^go ' go.mod | awk '{print $2}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ steps.go-version.outputs.version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache-dependency-path: "go.sum"
 
       - name: Set GOBIN
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-and-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-and-build.yaml
index 28cafddb6..c6d1272ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-and-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-and-build.yaml
@@ -14,14 +14,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Get Go version from go.mod
-        id: go-version
-        run: echo "version=$(grep '^go ' go.mod | awk '{print $2}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ steps.go-version.outputs.version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache-dependency-path: "go.sum"
 
       - name: Run linters
@@ -38,14 +34,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Get Go version from go.mod
-        id: go-version
-        run: echo "version=$(grep '^go ' go.mod | awk '{print $2}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ steps.go-version.outputs.version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache-dependency-path: "go.sum"
 
       - name: Build all binaries
@@ -68,14 +60,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Get Go version from go.mod
-        id: go-version
-        run: echo "version=$(grep '^go ' go.mod | awk '{print $2}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ steps.go-version.outputs.version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache-dependency-path: "go.sum"
 
       - name: Compile check for ${{ matrix.variant.name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 248786f63..d73f29db6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
+      - '**/*.md'
       - 'docs/**'
       - 'LICENSE'
       - 'MAINTAINERS'
@@ -29,14 +29,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Get Go version from go.mod
-        id: go-version
-        run: echo "version=$(grep '^go ' go.mod | awk '{print $2}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ steps.go-version.outputs.version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache-dependency-path: "go.sum"
 
       - name: Install protolint
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       modules: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.modules }}
-      workflow_changed: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.workflow }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -288,14 +283,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Get Go version from go.mod
-        id: go-version
-        run: echo "version=$(grep '^go ' go.mod | awk '{print $2}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ steps.go-version.outputs.version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache-dependency-path: "go.sum"
 
       - name: Verify dependencies