diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 0b2a83a..19f45c7 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
 
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/cdk"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
index 79bc2f6..30e231a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   dependabot:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'localstack/appsync-utils'
     steps:
       - name: Dependabot metadata
         id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
         with:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-appsync-utils.yml b/.github/workflows/test-appsync-utils.yml
index 1b7d48a..eb845cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-appsync-utils.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-appsync-utils.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LOCALSTACK_API_KEY }}
-  TEST_IMAGE_NAME: public.ecr.aws/lambda/nodejs:18
+  LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+  NODEJS_IMAGE_NAME: public.ecr.aws/lambda/nodejs
+  NODE_VERSION: 22
 
 jobs:
   unit-test:
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
 
@@ -30,10 +31,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Pull test docker image
-        run: docker pull $TEST_IMAGE_NAME
+        run: docker pull ${{ env.NODEJS_IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -51,13 +52,15 @@ jobs:
           image-tag: "latest"
           use-pro: "true"
         env:
-          LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LOCALSTACK_API_KEY }}
+          LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ env.LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN }}
           APPSYNC_JS_LIBS_VERSION: ${{ github.sha }}
           DEBUG: "1"
           DISABLE_EVENTS: "1"
       - name: Ensure pro image is used
         run: curl -s http://localhost:4566/_localstack/health | grep appsync
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
       - name: Execute test script
         run: bash .github/execute-localstack-test.sh
       - name: Get the LocalStack logs