diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml
index dfef3e52..613f3e5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       GOARCH: amd64
       GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
       DAPR_INSTALL_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/master/install/install.sh
-      DAPR_CLI_REF: ${{ github.event.inputs.daprcli_commit }}
+      DAPR_CLI_REF: 8bf3a1605f7b2ecfa7d4633ce4c5de13cdb65c5e
       DAPR_REF: c86a77f6db5fb9f294f39d096ff0d9a053e55982
       CHECKOUT_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
       CHECKOUT_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/examples/go.mod b/examples/go.mod
index 04d2bc7b..7bfb7b5b 100644
--- a/examples/go.mod
+++ b/examples/go.mod
@@ -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 v1.14.3-0.20241104205526-334ae9eea43d // indirect
+	github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.5-0.20241120233620-c86a77f6db5f // 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 360f7351..cd527007 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 v1.14.3-0.20241104205526-334ae9eea43d h1:0mkhz/uwGP+FE7EkMpnFZATnCshQY/9z3yHLnp+j9Ts=
-github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.3-0.20241104205526-334ae9eea43d/go.mod h1:/G9Z/yj9eQQlZSh14X4WQyF/KyzlQfxZqk2ut3LfqhM=
+github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.5-0.20241120233620-c86a77f6db5f h1:wXPHK2o5FIABU5BvKk/21MN6GKaoUvWc7fESH/hwVls=
+github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.5-0.20241120233620-c86a77f6db5f/go.mod h1:WlsLcudco11+BhaIvg2XyGxD+2GcZf8OTOawd94dAQs=
 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=