diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
index ee8c325..c9a3cb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node: [18, 20]
+        node: ["lts/*", latest]
       fail-fast: true
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@main
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@main
       - uses: actions/setup-node@main
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: "lts/*"
+          check-latest: true
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
       - uses: actions/cache@main
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-dependencies.yml
index 9eb213f..4e47c94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-dependencies.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: upgrade-dependencies
+name: upgrade-node-dependencies
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: {}
@@ -6,77 +6,16 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *"
 
 jobs:
-  upgrade-deps:
+  upgrade-node-dependencies:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@main
       - uses: actions/setup-node@main
         with:
-          node-version: 20
-      - name: Cache node modules
-        uses: actions/cache@main
-        env:
-          cache-name: cache-node-${{ matrix.node }}-modules
+          node-version: "lts/*"
+          check-latest: true
+      - uses: fardjad/my-actions/npm-automatic-dependency-update@main
         with:
-          path: ~/.npm
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-
-            ${{ runner.os }}-build-
-            ${{ runner.os }}-
-      - name: Setup Git
-        run: |
-          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git config --local pull.rebase true
-
-          # work around "insufficient permission for adding an object to repository database .git/object" issue
-          sudo chmod -R ugo+rwX .git
-      - name: Check for updates
-        id: check-updates
-        run: |
-          set -ex
-          npm ci &> /dev/null
-          npx ncu
-          npm i &> /dev/null
-          npm audit fix --quiet --no-progress --no-fund || true
-          npm run fix &> /dev/null || true
-
-          git add -u
-          git update-index --refresh 
-          if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
-            echo "is-changed=1" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-      - name: Create a PR
-        if: steps.check-updates.outputs.is-changed
-        id: create-pr
-        run: |
-          npm version patch
-          PKG_VERSION="$(node -e 'process.stdout.write(require("./package.json").version)')"
-
-          REMOTE_REPO="https://${GITHUB_ACTOR}:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
-          CURRENT_BRANCH="$(git branch --show-current)"
-          NEW_BRANCH="v${PKG_VERSION}"
-
-          if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads "${REMOTE_REPO}" "${NEW_BRANCH}" > /dev/null; then
-            # PR already exists
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          git commit -a -m "${PKG_VERSION}" --no-verify
-          git pull "${REMOTE_REPO}" "${CURRENT_BRANCH}"
-          git checkout -b "${NEW_BRANCH}"
-          git push "${REMOTE_REPO}" "HEAD:${NEW_BRANCH}"
-
-          PR_URL=$(gh pr create -B "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" -H "${NEW_BRANCH}" -f)
-          echo "pr-url=${PR_URL}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Approve and merge the PR
-        if: steps.create-pr.outputs.pr-url
-        run: |
-          gh pr review --approve "${PR_URL}"
-          gh pr merge --auto --delete-branch --rebase "${PR_URL}"
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
-          PR_URL: ${{ steps.create-pr.outputs.pr-url }}
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
+          ncu-check-extra-flags: --dep prod
+          ncu-upgrade-extra-flags: --dep prod