diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index fe436297e87..426ba839068 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,20 +3,36 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: daily
+      interval: weekly
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-  - package-ecosystem: npm
-    directory: "/docs"
+    labels:
+      - "A:automerge"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: gomod
+    directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: daily
+      interval: weekly
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-    reviewers:
-      - fadeev
+    labels:
+      - "A:automerge"
+      - dependencies
+
   - package-ecosystem: gomod
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: daily
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    target-branch: "release/v9.0.x"
+    # Only allow automated security-related dependency updates on release branches.
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+
+  - package-ecosystem: gomod
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+    target-branch: "release/v8.0.x"
+    # Only allow automated security-related dependency updates on release branches.
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
     labels:
-      - "A:automerge"
       - dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 39a028806b4..41010159b9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.18
+          go-version: 1.19
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3.4.0
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
           # Optional: version of golangci-lint to use in form of v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version
-          version: latest
+          version: v1.51.2
diff --git a/tests/e2e/docker/hermes.Dockerfile b/tests/e2e/docker/hermes.Dockerfile
index 02e8f7bbbc6..54795ef313a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/docker/hermes.Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/docker/hermes.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM informalsystems/hermes:1.0.0 AS hermes-builder
+FROM informalsystems/hermes:1.3.0 AS hermes-builder
 
 FROM debian:buster-slim
 USER root