diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9d10cf6d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Dependabot configuration:
+# https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Maintain dependencies for Gradle dependencies
+  - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
+    directory: "/PluginsAndFeatures/azure-toolkit-for-rider/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  # Maintain dependencies for NuGet dependencies
+  - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a81869bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Close inactive issues
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "30 1 * * *"
+
+jobs:
+  close-issues:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+        with:
+          days-before-issue-stale: 14
+          stale-issue-label: "stale"
+          only-issue-labels: "waiting-for-info"
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open for 14 days with no activity."
+          close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been inactive for 14 days since being marked as stale."
+          days-before-pr-stale: -1
+          days-before-pr-close: -1
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/PluginsAndFeatures/azure-toolkit-for-rider/gradle.properties b/PluginsAndFeatures/azure-toolkit-for-rider/gradle.properties
index 4405e8f0c2..04191724b0 100644
--- a/PluginsAndFeatures/azure-toolkit-for-rider/gradle.properties
+++ b/PluginsAndFeatures/azure-toolkit-for-rider/gradle.properties
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ platformVersion = 2024.2.2
 dotnetBuildConfiguration=Release
 
 # Gradle Releases -> https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases
-gradleVersion = 8.10
+gradleVersion = 8.10.1
 
 # Opt-out flag for bundling Kotlin standard library -> https://jb.gg/intellij-platform-kotlin-stdlib
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency = false
diff --git a/PluginsAndFeatures/azure-toolkit-for-rider/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/PluginsAndFeatures/azure-toolkit-for-rider/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 9355b41557..0aaefbcaf0 100644
--- a/PluginsAndFeatures/azure-toolkit-for-rider/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/PluginsAndFeatures/azure-toolkit-for-rider/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME