[ci] bump versions and move away from deprecated action (#33)

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+version: 2
+- package-ecosystem: "gradle"
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: "daily"
+- package-ecosystem: "gradle"
+  directory: "/wombat"
+  schedule:
+    interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
     steps:
     # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # Grant execute permission for gradlew
     - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,28 +1,16 @@
+name: Publish Release
 on:
   push:
-    # Sequence of patterns matched against refs/tags
     tags:
-      - 'v*' # Push events to matching v*, i.e. v1.0, v20.15.10
-
-name: Create Release
-
+      - 'v*'
 jobs:
-  Github:
-    name: Create Release
+  build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Create Release
-        id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ github.ref }}
-          body: |
-            The latest release of our 2024 build season code!
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Create a Release
+      uses: elgohr/Github-Release-Action@v5
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        title: The latest release of our 2024 code!