diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..066b159a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Nextcloud GmbH
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Milen Pivchev
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Package.swift dependencies (Alamofire, SwiftyJSON, SwiftyXMLParser, CodeScanner, Mocker)
+  - package-ecosystem: "swift"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "fix(deps)"
+
+  # Keep the GitHub Actions used by our workflows up to date
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "ci"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d1dbce30..78abe9de 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ DerivedData
 *.hmap
 *.xccheckout
 
-## Package
-Carthage/
-
 ### SwiftPackageManager ###
 .swiftpm
 Package.resolved
diff --git a/.swiftlint.yml b/.swiftlint.yml
index 492e1bbc..05dc9d0f 100644
--- a/.swiftlint.yml
+++ b/.swiftlint.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ disabled_rules:
   - compiler_protocol_init
   
 excluded:
-  - Carthage
   - Pods
   - Package.swift
   - Tests
diff --git a/Cartfile b/Cartfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 8208f5b6..00000000
--- a/Cartfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-github "Alamofire/Alamofire" "5.2.2"
-github "https://github.com/yahoojapan/SwiftyXMLParser" "5.2.1"
-github "SwiftyJSON/SwiftyJSON" "5.0.0"
-
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3cbee8a3..1d8e3952 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,16 +11,6 @@
 
 ## Installation
 
-### Carthage
-
-[Carthage](https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage) is a decentralized dependency manager that builds your dependencies and provides you with binary frameworks. To integrate **NextcloudKit** into your Xcode project using Carthage, specify it in your `Cartfile`:
-
-```
-github "nextcloud/NextcloudKit" "main"
-```
-
-Run `carthage update` to build the framework and drag the built `NextcloudKit.framework` into your Xcode project.
-
 ### Swift Package Manager
 
 [Swift Package Manager](https://swift.org/package-manager/) is a tool for automating the distribution of Swift code and is integrated into the `swift` compiler. Once you have your Swift package set up, adding NextcloudKit as a dependency is as easy as adding it to the `dependencies` value of your `Package.swift`.
@@ -33,8 +23,17 @@ dependencies: [
 
 ### Manual
 
-To add **NextcloudKit** to your app without Carthage, clone this repo and place it somewhere in your project folder. 
-Then, add `NextcloudKit.xcodeproj` to your project, select your app target and add the NextcloudKit framework as an embedded binary under `General` and as a target dependency under `Build Phases`.
+To add **NextcloudKit** to your app, clone this repo and place it somewhere in your project folder. 
+
+In an Xcode project, drag the cloned folder into the Project navigator — Xcode picks it up as a local Swift package. Then select your app target and add the `NextcloudKit` library (and `NextcloudKitUI`, if you need the UI components) under `General ▸ Frameworks, Libraries, and Embedded Content`.
+
+If used in another Swift package, reference it by path instead:
+
+```swift
+dependencies: [
+    .package(path: "../NextcloudKit")
+]
+```
 
 ## Testing
 
diff --git a/REUSE.toml b/REUSE.toml
index 8147e891..a9b5991a 100644
--- a/REUSE.toml
+++ b/REUSE.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "2024 Nextcloud GmbH"
 SPDX-License-Identifier = "LicenseRef-NextcloudTrademarks"
 
 [[annotations]]
-path = ["Cartfile", "Gemfile", "Package.resolved"]
+path = ["Gemfile", "Package.resolved"]
 precedence = "aggregate"
 SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "2022 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors"
 SPDX-License-Identifier = "GPL-3.0-or-later"