diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87ae6dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "gitsubmodule"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index d803725..40ab734 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   call_ci:
-    uses: EffectiveRange/ci-workflows/.github/workflows/python-ci.yaml@v3
-    with:
-      coverage-threshold: 95
+    uses: EffectiveRange/ci-workflows/.github/workflows/python-ci.yaml@v4
diff --git a/common_utility/configLoader.py b/common_utility/configLoader.py
index 569263a..2b09780 100644
--- a/common_utility/configLoader.py
+++ b/common_utility/configLoader.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def load(self, arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         else:
             log.info('Using configuration file', config_file=str(config_file))
 
-        parser = ConfigParser()
+        parser = ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
         parser.read(config_file)
 
         configuration = {}
diff --git a/tests/config/example.conf b/tests/config/example.conf
index 6ddce57..106e425 100644
--- a/tests/config/example.conf
+++ b/tests/config/example.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ config_key2 = value2
 [example]
 example_key1 = example1
 example_key2 = example2
+example_key3 = example3%