diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml
index 718bd234..ddf12530 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.8
+      DAPR_CLI_VER: ${{ steps.outputs.outputs.DAPR_CLI_VER }}
       DAPR_CLI_REF: ${{ steps.outputs.outputs.DAPR_CLI_REF }}
-      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: 1.14.0-rc.8
+      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: ${{ steps.outputs.outputs.DAPR_RUNTIME_VER }}
       CHECKOUT_REPO: ${{ steps.outputs.outputs.CHECKOUT_REPO }}
       CHECKOUT_REF: ${{ steps.outputs.outputs.CHECKOUT_REF }}
       DAPR_REF: ${{ steps.outputs.outputs.DAPR_REF }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 29365795..2be32666 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 RELEASE_VERSION  =v1.0.0-rc-3
 GDOC_PORT        =8888
-GO_COMPAT_VERSION=1.21
+GO_COMPAT_VERSION=1.22
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: help
diff --git a/examples/go.mod b/examples/go.mod
index f9d24ffa..c7d52397 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 v1.14.0-rc.8 // indirect
+	github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0 // 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 2008b48f..1d99b092 100644
--- a/examples/go.sum
+++ b/examples/go.sum
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XL
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 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/dapr/dapr v1.14.0/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 3d161eeb..58ea9f4a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/dapr/go-sdk
 go 1.22.6
 
 require (
-	github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.8
+	github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0
 	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 20c2e2cb..a9c983fd 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.8 h1:tcPH2O++z1AJsAIuaMu8qE0tx6Ym1i6EFt8x/Wdi9Bo=
-github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0-rc.8/go.mod h1:oDNgaPHQIDZ3G4n4g89TElXWgkluYwcar41DI/oF4gw=
+github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0 h1:SIQsNX1kH31JRDIS4k8IZ6eomM/BAcOP844PhQIT+BQ=
+github.com/dapr/dapr v1.14.0/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=