diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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index 00000000..0d5f2439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "json-smart"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "json-smart-action"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/json-smart-action-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/json-smart-action-unit-tests.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/json-smart-action-unit-tests.yml
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+name: json smart action unit tests
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up jdk 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+      - name: unit tests
+        run: cd json-smart-action; mvn -B clean test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/json-smart-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/json-smart-unit-tests.yml
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index 00000000..bb7f9421
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+++ b/.github/workflows/json-smart-unit-tests.yml
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+name: json smart unit tests
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up jdk 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+      - name: unit tests
+        run: cd json-smart; mvn -B clean test