Feature/dependency updates (#39)

* Bump gradle/actions from 3 to 4

Bumps [gradle/actions](https://github.com/gradle/actions) from 3 to 4.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/gradle/actions/releases)
- [Commits](gradle/actions@v3...v4)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: gradle/actions
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>

* Bump org.mockito:mockito-core from 5.12.0 to 5.13.0

Bumps [org.mockito:mockito-core](https://github.com/mockito/mockito) from 5.12.0 to 5.13.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/mockito/mockito/releases)
- [Commits](mockito/mockito@v5.12.0...v5.13.0)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: org.mockito:mockito-core
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>

* Bump com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java from 4.27.3 to 4.28.0

Bumps [com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf) from 4.27.3 to 4.28.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/main/protobuf_release.bzl)
- [Commits](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commits)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>

* Bump com.google.protobuf:protoc from 4.27.3 to 4.28.0

Bumps [com.google.protobuf:protoc](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf) from 4.27.3 to 4.28.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/main/protobuf_release.bzl)
- [Commits](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commits)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: com.google.protobuf:protoc
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>

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.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v3
+      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v4
 
   Build:
     name: "Build, Sign and Upload Artifacts"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       # Configure Gradle for optimal use in GiHub Actions, including caching of downloaded dependencies.
       # See: https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/main/setup-gradle/README.md
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3 # v3.1.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4 # v3.1.0
         with:
           add-job-summary-as-pr-comment: on-failure
           artifact-retention-days: 5
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
     # Generates and submits a dependency graph, enabling Dependabot Alerts for all project dependencies.
       # https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/main/docs/dependency-submission.md
     - name: Generate and submit dependency graph
-      uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@v3
+      uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@v4
       env:
         # Exclude all dependencies that originate solely in the 'buildSrc' or testapp project
         DEPENDENCY_GRAPH_EXCLUDE_PROJECTS: ':buildSrc|:cursorpaging-testapp'

.github/workflows/start_release.yml

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         run: tree
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3  # v3.1.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4  # v3.1.0
 
       - name: Generate gradle.properties with version
         run: |

cursorpaging-jpa-api/build.gradle.kts

@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
 	api(project(":cursorpaging-jpa"))
-	implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:4.27.3")
+	implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:4.28.0")
 	api("org.springframework:spring-core")
 	implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation")
 	api("jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api")
 	api("jakarta.persistence:jakarta.persistence-api:3.2.0")
 
-	testImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-core:5.12.0")
+	testImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-core:5.13.0")
 	testImplementation("jakarta.persistence:jakarta.persistence-api:3.2.0")
 	testImplementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test")
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ tasks {
 protobuf {
 	protoc {
 		// Download from repositories
-		artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:4.27.3"
+		artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:4.28.0"
 	}
 	generateProtoTasks {
 		java{