diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 11db3f6..4004022 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,19 +3,23 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: maven
     directory: /
     schedule:
-      interval: monthly
-      day: monday
-    ignore:
-      # logback 1.3 and 1.4 are compatible with slf4j 2.x only and not supported right now
-      - dependency-name: ch.qos.logback:logback-classic
-        update-types: [version-update:semver-major, version-update:semver-minor]
-      - dependency-name: org.slf4j:slf4j-api
-        update-types: [version-update:semver-major]
-      # micronaut 4 will ship logback 1.4
-      - dependency-name: io.micronaut:*
-        update-types: [version-update:semver-major]
+      interval: daily
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: monthly
       day: monday
+  - package-ecosystem: maven
+    directory: /
+    target-branch: 3.x
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: io.micronaut:*
+        update-types: [version-update:semver-major]
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    target-branch: 3.x
+    schedule:
+      interval: monthly
+      day: monday
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce79b1e..919ed66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Micronaut Logging support
 
-[![Apache License 2.0](https://img.shields.io/github/license/kokuwaio/helm-maven-plugin)](https://github.com/kokuwaio/micronaut-logging/blob/main/LICENSE)
+[![Apache License 2.0](https://img.shields.io/github/license/kokuwaio/micronaut-logging)](https://github.com/kokuwaio/micronaut-logging/blob/main/LICENSE)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/io.kokuwa.micronaut/micronaut-logging)](https://central.sonatype.com/namespace/io.kokuwa.micronaut)
 [![Build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/kokuwaio/micronaut-logging/build.yaml?branch=main)](https://github.com/kokuwaio/micronaut-logging/actions/workflows/build.yaml?query=branch%3Amain)
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58ee10d..5fa6831 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@
 		<maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
 
+		<invoker.parallelThreads>1C</invoker.parallelThreads>
+
 		<!-- ===================================================================== -->
 		<!-- ============================= Versions ============================== -->
 		<!-- ===================================================================== -->
 
 		<version.io.micronaut>4.0.0</version.io.micronaut>
-		<version.org.slf4j>2.0.7</version.org.slf4j>
-		<version.ch.qos.logback>1.4.8</version.ch.qos.logback>
 
 	</properties>
 
@@ -84,21 +84,6 @@
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-				<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-				<version>${version.org.slf4j}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-				<artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-				<version>${version.ch.qos.logback}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-				<artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-				<version>${version.ch.qos.logback}</version>
-			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 	<dependencies>
@@ -200,9 +185,6 @@
 							<goal>integration-test</goal>
 							<goal>verify</goal>
 						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<parallelThreads>0.5C</parallelThreads>
-						</configuration>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>