diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00dad74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+- package-ecosystem: maven
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: monthly
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 50
diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-pr-to-project.yml b/.github/workflows/add-pr-to-project.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b1643a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/add-pr-to-project.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Add PRs to Dependabot PRs dashboard
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - labeled
+
+jobs:
+  add-to-project:
+    name: Add PR to dashboard
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.5.0
+        with:
+          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/OpenLiberty/projects/26
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_BACKLOG }}
+          labeled: dependencies
diff --git a/finish/client/pom.xml b/finish/client/pom.xml
index 5488369..f5c9e57 100644
--- a/finish/client/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/client/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <!-- Liberty configuration -->
-        <liberty.var.default.http.port>9080</liberty.var.default.http.port>
-        <liberty.var.default.https.port>9443</liberty.var.default.https.port>
+        <liberty.var.http.port>9080</liberty.var.http.port>
+        <liberty.var.https.port>9443</liberty.var.https.port>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.2</version>
+                <version>3.10</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/finish/client/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml b/finish/client/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
index 33453e3..600f092 100755
--- a/finish/client/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
+++ b/finish/client/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
         <!-- end::features[] -->
     </featureManager>
 
-    <variable name="default.http.port" defaultValue="9080"/>
-    <variable name="default.https.port" defaultValue="9443"/>
+    <variable name="http.port" defaultValue="9080"/>
+    <variable name="https.port" defaultValue="9443"/>
 
     <httpEndpoint
         host="*"
-        httpPort="${default.http.port}"
-        httpsPort="${default.https.port}"
+        httpPort="${http.port}"
+        httpsPort="${https.port}"
         id="defaultHttpEndpoint"
     />
 
diff --git a/finish/system/pom.xml b/finish/system/pom.xml
index a733115..6ec2bc3 100644
--- a/finish/system/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/system/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <!-- Liberty configuration -->
-        <liberty.var.default.http.port>9081</liberty.var.default.http.port>
-        <liberty.var.default.https.port>9445</liberty.var.default.https.port>
+        <liberty.var.http.port>9081</liberty.var.http.port>
+        <liberty.var.https.port>9445</liberty.var.https.port>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.9.2</version>
+            <version>5.10.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.websocket</groupId>
             <artifactId>websocket-jakarta-client</artifactId>
-            <version>11.0.14</version>
+            <version>11.0.19</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
             <artifactId>resteasy-json-binding-provider</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.3.Final</version>
+            <version>6.2.7.Final</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.7</version>
+            <version>2.0.11</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -77,21 +77,21 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.2</version>
+                <version>3.10</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- Plugin to run unit tests -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <version>3.2.5</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- Plugin to run integration tests -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <version>3.2.5</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/finish/system/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml b/finish/system/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
index ffeba3b..38d5934 100755
--- a/finish/system/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
+++ b/finish/system/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
         <!-- end::jsonB[] -->
     </featureManager>
 
-    <variable name="default.http.port" defaultValue="9081"/>
-    <variable name="default.https.port" defaultValue="9444"/>
+    <variable name="http.port" defaultValue="9081"/>
+    <variable name="https.port" defaultValue="9444"/>
 
-    <httpEndpoint host="*" httpPort="${default.http.port}"
-        httpsPort="${default.https.port}" id="defaultHttpEndpoint"/>
+    <httpEndpoint host="*" httpPort="${http.port}"
+        httpsPort="${https.port}" id="defaultHttpEndpoint"/>
 
     <webApplication location="guide-jakarta-websocket-system.war" contextRoot="/"/>
 
diff --git a/start/client/pom.xml b/start/client/pom.xml
index 5488369..f5c9e57 100644
--- a/start/client/pom.xml
+++ b/start/client/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <!-- Liberty configuration -->
-        <liberty.var.default.http.port>9080</liberty.var.default.http.port>
-        <liberty.var.default.https.port>9443</liberty.var.default.https.port>
+        <liberty.var.http.port>9080</liberty.var.http.port>
+        <liberty.var.https.port>9443</liberty.var.https.port>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.2</version>
+                <version>3.10</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/start/client/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml b/start/client/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
index 33453e3..600f092 100755
--- a/start/client/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
+++ b/start/client/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
         <!-- end::features[] -->
     </featureManager>
 
-    <variable name="default.http.port" defaultValue="9080"/>
-    <variable name="default.https.port" defaultValue="9443"/>
+    <variable name="http.port" defaultValue="9080"/>
+    <variable name="https.port" defaultValue="9443"/>
 
     <httpEndpoint
         host="*"
-        httpPort="${default.http.port}"
-        httpsPort="${default.https.port}"
+        httpPort="${http.port}"
+        httpsPort="${https.port}"
         id="defaultHttpEndpoint"
     />
 
diff --git a/start/system/pom.xml b/start/system/pom.xml
index a733115..6ec2bc3 100644
--- a/start/system/pom.xml
+++ b/start/system/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <!-- Liberty configuration -->
-        <liberty.var.default.http.port>9081</liberty.var.default.http.port>
-        <liberty.var.default.https.port>9445</liberty.var.default.https.port>
+        <liberty.var.http.port>9081</liberty.var.http.port>
+        <liberty.var.https.port>9445</liberty.var.https.port>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.9.2</version>
+            <version>5.10.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.websocket</groupId>
             <artifactId>websocket-jakarta-client</artifactId>
-            <version>11.0.14</version>
+            <version>11.0.19</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
             <artifactId>resteasy-json-binding-provider</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.3.Final</version>
+            <version>6.2.7.Final</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.7</version>
+            <version>2.0.11</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -77,21 +77,21 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.2</version>
+                <version>3.10</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- Plugin to run unit tests -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <version>3.2.5</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- Plugin to run integration tests -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <version>3.2.5</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/start/system/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml b/start/system/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
index ffeba3b..38d5934 100755
--- a/start/system/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
+++ b/start/system/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
         <!-- end::jsonB[] -->
     </featureManager>
 
-    <variable name="default.http.port" defaultValue="9081"/>
-    <variable name="default.https.port" defaultValue="9444"/>
+    <variable name="http.port" defaultValue="9081"/>
+    <variable name="https.port" defaultValue="9444"/>
 
-    <httpEndpoint host="*" httpPort="${default.http.port}"
-        httpsPort="${default.https.port}" id="defaultHttpEndpoint"/>
+    <httpEndpoint host="*" httpPort="${http.port}"
+        httpsPort="${https.port}" id="defaultHttpEndpoint"/>
 
     <webApplication location="guide-jakarta-websocket-system.war" contextRoot="/"/>