diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml
index de1563d8..718bd234 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ jobs:
       CHECKOUT_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
     outputs:
       DAPR_INSTALL_URL: ${{ env.DAPR_INSTALL_URL }}
-      DAPR_CLI_VER: 1.14.0-rc.6
+      DAPR_CLI_VER: 1.14.0-rc.8
       DAPR_CLI_REF: ${{ steps.outputs.outputs.DAPR_CLI_REF }}
-      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: 1.14.0-rc.4
+      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: 1.14.0-rc.8
       CHECKOUT_REPO: ${{ steps.outputs.outputs.CHECKOUT_REPO }}
       CHECKOUT_REF: ${{ steps.outputs.outputs.CHECKOUT_REF }}
       DAPR_REF: ${{ steps.outputs.outputs.DAPR_REF }}
diff --git a/examples/go.mod b/examples/go.mod
index ca5a44a7..f9d24ffa 100644
--- a/examples/go.mod
+++ b/examples/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/dapr/go-sdk/examples
 
-go 1.22.5
+go 1.22.6
 
 replace github.com/dapr/go-sdk => ../
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20211218093645-b94a6e3cc137 // indirect
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.5 // indirect
+	github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.8 // indirect
 	github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f // indirect
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/go.sum b/examples/go.sum
index 0e250803..2008b48f 100644
--- a/examples/go.sum
+++ b/examples/go.sum
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:Y3VNntkOUPxTVeUxJ/G5vcM//AlwfmyY
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
-github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.5 h1:oTZPcT5fwda6bCMxrfenem6tOyeqW1nastxTwWInBCY=
-github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.5/go.mod h1:IQWNthXF/I+qqlW4I0T+F4hCu74eKon4vjhpNvoBl8A=
+github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.8 h1:tcPH2O++z1AJsAIuaMu8qE0tx6Ym1i6EFt8x/Wdi9Bo=
+github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.8/go.mod h1:oDNgaPHQIDZ3G4n4g89TElXWgkluYwcar41DI/oF4gw=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0530f1a0..3d161eeb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 module github.com/dapr/go-sdk
 
-go 1.22.5
+go 1.22.6
 
 require (
-	github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.5
+	github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.8
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.1.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 95e128f4..20c2e2cb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:MyRJ/UdXutAwSAT+s3wNd7MfTIcy71VQueUuFK343L8=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:Y3VNntkOUPxTVeUxJ/G5vcM//AlwfmyYozVcomhLiZE=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
-github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.5 h1:oTZPcT5fwda6bCMxrfenem6tOyeqW1nastxTwWInBCY=
-github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.5/go.mod h1:IQWNthXF/I+qqlW4I0T+F4hCu74eKon4vjhpNvoBl8A=
+github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.8 h1:tcPH2O++z1AJsAIuaMu8qE0tx6Ym1i6EFt8x/Wdi9Bo=
+github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.8/go.mod h1:oDNgaPHQIDZ3G4n4g89TElXWgkluYwcar41DI/oF4gw=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.1.0 h1:acVI1TYaD+hhedDJ3r54HyA6sExp3HfXq7QWEEY/xMw=