chore(ci): update GitHub Actions (#1088)

* chore(ci): update GitHub Actions
* update gradle-wrapper and revert UPX
* exclude cargo from dependabot and remove empty .gitmodules

.github/workflows/core.yml

@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 21
+          node-version: 22
 
       - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
         with:
-          version: 9
+          version: 10
           run_install: false
 
       - name: Get pnpm store directory
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
 
       - name: Setup protoc
-        uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v2
+        uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
         with:
           # GitHub repo token to use to avoid rate limiter
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}