diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 6eb99e4..64dfd63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@c0d1daa7f7e14667747d73a7dbbe8c074bc8bfe2 # v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@4355270be187e1b672a7a1c7c7bae5afdc1ab94a # v3
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
     # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
     - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@c0d1daa7f7e14667747d73a7dbbe8c074bc8bfe2 # v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@4355270be187e1b672a7a1c7c7bae5afdc1ab94a # v3
 
     # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
     # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ jobs:
     #   make release
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@c0d1daa7f7e14667747d73a7dbbe8c074bc8bfe2 # v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@4355270be187e1b672a7a1c7c7bae5afdc1ab94a # v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8c85ba4..e99b668 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         go test -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
 
     - name: coverage
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@eaaf4bedf32dbdc6b720b63067d99c4d77d6047d # v3
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@54bcd8715eee62d40e33596ef5e8f0f48dbbccab # v4
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         file: coverage.out
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7501a44..6f9123a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ go.work
 
 release/
 .DS_Store
+.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile.scp b/Dockerfile.scp
index d89e495..1ea349d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.scp
+++ b/Dockerfile.scp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ##     docker build --no-cache -t vela-scp:local .     ##
 ###############################################################
 
-FROM alpine:3.19@sha256:51b67269f354137895d43f3b3d810bfacd3945438e94dc5ac55fdac340352f48
+FROM alpine:3.19.1@sha256:6457d53fb065d6f250e1504b9bc42d5b6c65941d57532c072d929dd0628977d0
 
 # Build args to be used from the Makefile 
 ARG OPENSSH_VERSION
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ssh b/Dockerfile.ssh
index 1c37e72..0332a9d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ssh
+++ b/Dockerfile.ssh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ##     docker build --no-cache -t vela-ssh:local .     ##
 ###############################################################
 
-FROM alpine:3.19@sha256:51b67269f354137895d43f3b3d810bfacd3945438e94dc5ac55fdac340352f48
+FROM alpine:3.19.1@sha256:6457d53fb065d6f250e1504b9bc42d5b6c65941d57532c072d929dd0628977d0
 
 # Build args to be used from the Makefile
 ARG OPENSSH_VERSION
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 14e89e6..32b9635 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # the integration tests, and the static build flags for Go.
 # Note: No space between the equals and the value else issues arise.
 # renovate: datasource=repology depName=alpine_3_19/openssh versioning=loose
-OPENSSH_VERSION=9.5_p1-r0
+OPENSSH_VERSION=9.6_p1-r0
 # renovate: datasource=repology depName=alpine_3_19/sshpass versioning=loose
 SSHPASS_VERSION=1.10-r0
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 41d2319..7b9a5f3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.20
 require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.11.0
-	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.26.0
+	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e84852e..972d0b3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ github.com/spf13/afero v1.11.0/go.mod h1:GH9Y3pIexgf1MTIWtNGyogA5MwRIDXGUr+hbWNo
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
-github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.26.0 h1:3f3AMg3HpThFNT4I++TKOejZO8yU55t3JnnSr4S4QEI=
-github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.26.0/go.mod h1:8qnjx1vcq5s2/wpsqoZFndg2CE5tNFyrTvS6SinrnYQ=
+github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.1 h1:8xSQ6szndafKVRmfyeUMxkNUJQMjL1F2zmsZ+qHpfho=
+github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.1/go.mod h1:8qnjx1vcq5s2/wpsqoZFndg2CE5tNFyrTvS6SinrnYQ=
 github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20201216005158-039620a65673 h1:bAn7/zixMGCfxrRTfdpNzjtPYqr8smhKouy9mxVdGPU=
 github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20201216005158-039620a65673/go.mod h1:N3UwUGtsrSj3ccvlPHLoLsHnpR27oXr4ZE984MbSER8=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
diff --git a/test/Dockerfile.ssh-server b/test/Dockerfile.ssh-server
index 4c895c7..83bda91 100644
--- a/test/Dockerfile.ssh-server
+++ b/test/Dockerfile.ssh-server
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-FROM alpine:3.19@sha256:51b67269f354137895d43f3b3d810bfacd3945438e94dc5ac55fdac340352f48
+FROM alpine:3.19.1@sha256:6457d53fb065d6f250e1504b9bc42d5b6c65941d57532c072d929dd0628977d0
 
 # renovate: datasource=repology depName=alpine_3_19/openssh versioning=loose
-ENV OPENSSH_VERSION=9.5_p1-r0
+ENV OPENSSH_VERSION=9.6_p1-r0
 # renovate: datasource=repology depName=alpine_3_19/openssh-sftp-server versioning=loose
-ENV OPENSSH_SFTP_SERVER_VERSION=9.5_p1-r0
+ENV OPENSSH_SFTP_SERVER_VERSION=9.6_p1-r0
 
 RUN apk add openssh=${OPENSSH_VERSION} openssh-sftp-server=${OPENSSH_SFTP_SERVER_VERSION} && \
     adduser -D vela -h /home/vela && \