diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit_validation.yml b/.github/workflows/commit_validation.yml
index 029763a..9c0b1f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit_validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit_validation.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Install java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
            distribution: 'temurin'
            java-version: '21'
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ jobs:
         # See https://github.com/DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure/commits/main/
         uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@3fe9b3ae632c6758d0b7757b0838606ef4287b08 #v13.2
         with:
-          cli: 1.12.1.1550
-          bb: 1.12.207
-          clj-kondo: 2025.07.28
+          cli: 1.12.2.1565
+          bb: 1.12.208
+          clj-kondo: 2025.09.19
           zprint: 1.3.0
       - name: Lint
         run: bb lint -v
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git diff
       - name: Pushed code should already be formatted
         # See https://github.com/CatChen/check-git-status-action
-        uses: CatChen/check-git-status-action@7ff019ee29f2307dca95397ae225037aa88eb4c7
+        uses: CatChen/check-git-status-action@d75bdbea704869e2a3b01111b4a82c49e9bd348d #v1.4.4
         with:
           fail-if-not-clean: true
           request-changes-if-not-clean: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_clojar.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_clojar.yml
index 0e0a75d..0e3ae66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_clojar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_clojar.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       # This step checks out a copy of your repository.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - uses: jlesquembre/clojars-publish-action@89a4eb7bdbe1270621e6643250afce152701699e # v0.3
         env:
diff --git a/bb.edn b/bb.edn
index a21c817..e4613cb 100644
--- a/bb.edn
+++ b/bb.edn
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-{:deps {com.github.hephaistox/auto-build {:git/sha "a8c56c7198405eee422bb70ea47dc7f3c206ad11"}}
+{:deps {com.github.hephaistox/auto-build {:git/sha "cdf568f559c10f0263ba564f7cda1d98e706553c"}}
  :paths []
  :tasks
  {:requires [[auto-build.os.exit-codes] [auto-build.os.exiting :refer [exit]]]
-  bp {:doc "Before push"
+  bp {:doc "To fail fast before git pushing a version"
+      :requires [[auto-build.echo :refer [level1-header]] [auto-build.tasks.deps :as td]]
       :task (binding [exit (fn [exit-code & _] (when-not (zero? exit-code) exit-code))]
               (-> (or (run 'format)
                       (run 'lint)
+                      (td/task level1-header ".")
                       (binding [*command-line-args* (conj *command-line-args* "all")]
                         (run 'clj-test))
                       (binding [*command-line-args* (conj *command-line-args* "all")]
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@
                                      (current-task))
                    exit)}
   clj-test
-  {:doc "Test with clj"
+  {:doc "Run clojure test"
    :requires [[auto-build.tasks.clj-test :as build-clj-test]
               [auto-build.echo :refer [level1-header]]]
    :task (->
@@ -41,34 +43,37 @@
               [auto-build.echo :refer [level1-header]]]
    :task (-> (build-cljs-node-test/cljs-node-test level1-header "." (current-task) ["ltest"])
              exit)}
+  copy {:doc "Copy files from source projects (as defined in ext_src.edn)"
+        :requires [[auto-build.tasks.copy :as tc] [auto-build.echo :refer [level1-header]]]
+        :task (tc/run level1-header "ext_src.edn")}
   deploy {:doc "Deploy"
           :requires [[auto-build.tasks.deploy :as task-deploy]
                      [auto-build.echo :refer [level1-header]]]
           :task (-> (task-deploy/deploy level1-header "." "main" (current-task))
                     exit)}
-  deps {:doc "Update deps"
+  deps {:doc "Update deps clojure(script) and npm"
         :task (do (shell "clj -M:antq") (shell "npm upgrade"))}
   docs {:doc "Docs"
         :requires [[auto-build.tasks.docs :as build-docs] [auto-build.echo :refer [level1-header]]]
         :task (-> (build-docs/docs level1-header "." (current-task) "gh-pages" "codox")
                   exit)}
-  format {:doc "Format"
+  format {:doc "Format source code"
           :requires [[auto-build.tasks.formatting :as task-format]
                      [auto-build.echo :refer [level1-header]]]
           :task (-> (task-format/format level1-header "." (current-task))
                     exit)}
-  gha {:doc "For github action tests"
+  gha {:doc "To be run by github action"
        :task (do (shell "bb clj-test test-clj -v") (shell "bb cljs-node-test all -v"))}
   heph-info {:doc "Hephaistox project info"
              :requires [[auto-build.tasks.heph-info :as heph-info]
                         [auto-build.echo :refer [level1-header]]]
              :task (-> (heph-info/heph-info level1-header (current-task) ".")
                        exit)}
-  lint {:doc "Lint"
+  lint {:doc "Lint source code"
         :requires [[auto-build.tasks.lint :as task-lint] [auto-build.echo :refer [level1-header]]]
         :task (-> (task-lint/lint level1-header ["src" "test"] "." (current-task))
                   exit)}
-  repl {:doc "Clojure repl"
+  repl {:doc "Clojure repl based on cider"
         :override-builtin true
         :requires [[auto-build.tasks.repl :as build-repl] [auto-build.echo :refer [level1-header]]]
         :task (-> (build-repl/repl level1-header "." (current-task) [:cljs-deps :test-clj] 7002)
diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index b71bb89..9396040 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
                              :extra-deps {com.cognitect/test-runner
                                           {:git/url "https://github.com/cognitect-labs/test-runner"
                                            :sha "3f288f1f16d167723ad87cc35b1dfee3c1681e10"}}}
-           :cljs-deps {:extra-deps {thheller/shadow-cljs {:mvn/version "3.1.8"}}
+           :cljs-deps {:extra-deps {thheller/shadow-cljs {:mvn/version "3.2.0"}}
                        :extra-paths ["src/cljc" "test/cljc" "test/cljs" "test/resources"]}
            :codox {:exec-args
                    {:description "`auto-core` is about core technical functionalities"
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
            :test-clj {:extra-paths ["test/clj" "test/cljc" "test/resources"]
                       :main-opts
                       ["-m" "cognitect.test-runner" "-r" ".*-test.*" "-d" "test/clj" "test/cljc"]}}
- :deps {babashka/fs {:mvn/version "0.5.26"}
+ :deps {babashka/fs {:mvn/version "0.5.27"}
         babashka/process {:mvn/version "0.6.23"}
         com.taoensso/tempura {:mvn/version "1.5.4"}
         com.yetanalytics/colossal-squuid {:mvn/version "0.1.5"}
         danlentz/clj-uuid {:mvn/version "0.2.0"}
-        http-kit/http-kit {:mvn/version "2.8.0"}
+        http-kit/http-kit {:mvn/version "2.8.1"}
         lambdaisland/uri {:mvn/version "1.19.155"}
         metosin/malli {:mvn/version "0.19.1"}
         org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-api {:mvn/version "2.25.1"}
diff --git a/ext_src.edn b/ext_src.edn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e2e530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext_src.edn
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{com.github.hephaistox/auto-build {:files [".zprintrc"
+                                           "LICENSE.md"
+                                           "docs/img/automaton_duck.png"
+                                           ".github/workflows/deploy_clojar.yml"
+                                           ".github/workflows/commit_validation.yml"]}}