diff --git a/.github/workflows/deps-release-detect.yaml b/.github/workflows/deps-release-detect.yaml
index 3f8b4057..e5574242 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deps-release-detect.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deps-release-detect.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
               "dependencyName": "alpine"
             }
           ]'
+          deps_file="./cicd/tag-deps-version.txt"
 
           deps='${{ steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.updated-dependencies-json }}'
 
@@ -74,10 +75,10 @@ jobs:
             
             tagNewVersion="$(semver -i patch "$tagPrevVersion")"
               
-            echo "$tagPrevVersion" > ./cicd/tag-deps-version.txt
-            echo "$tagNewVersion" >> ./cicd/tag-deps-version.txt
+            echo "$tagPrevVersion" > "$deps_file"
+            echo "$tagNewVersion" >> "$deps_file"
 
-            git add ./cicd/tag-base-version.txt
+            git add "$deps_file"
             if git commit -m "bump dependency release to $tagNewVersion"; then
               push=1
             fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deps-release-tag.yaml b/.github/workflows/deps-release-tag.yaml
index 8b3aa898..b0b665ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deps-release-tag.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deps-release-tag.yaml
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ jobs:
       - id: tag
         name: Determine tag
         run: |
-          old_version="$(head -n 1 ./cicd/tag-deps-version.txt)"
+          deps_file="./cicd/tag-deps-version.txt"
+          old_version="$(head -n 1 "$deps_file")"
           old_ref_name="v$old_version"
-          new_version="$(tail -n 1 ./cicd/tag-deps-version.txt)"
+          new_version="$(tail -n 1 "$deps_file")"
           new_ref_name="v$new_version"
 
           create=true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index efd46797..9ea4f901 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl-kuttl
 
       - name: create kind cluster
-        uses: helm/kind-action@v1.8.0
+        uses: helm/kind-action@v1.9.0
 
       - name: set up helm
-        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@v4
 
       - name: run e2e test
         run: kubectl kuttl test
diff --git a/cicd/Dockerfile b/cicd/Dockerfile
index 4ca13131..c3ccf33e 100644
--- a/cicd/Dockerfile
+++ b/cicd/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #syntax=docker/dockerfile-upstream:1.5
 ARG GO_APP
 
-FROM alpine:3.19.0 as deps
+FROM alpine:3.19.1 as deps
 
 ARG GO_APP
 ARG GORELEASER_DIST_DIR=/go/src/dist
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RUN <<EOT
   cp ${BIN_PATH} /go/bin
 EOT
 
-FROM alpine:3.19.0
+FROM alpine:3.19.1
 
 ARG GO_APP
 ENV GO_APP ${GO_APP}
diff --git a/cicd/tag-deps-version.txt b/cicd/tag-deps-version.txt
index 21226110..1cbd1525 100644
--- a/cicd/tag-deps-version.txt
+++ b/cicd/tag-deps-version.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-0.14.0
 0.14.1
+0.14.2