From 3db2d570c731cb2cb40fdec81c3172b6d5be4807 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Ciocanu <artur.ciocanu@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:59:46 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Centralize Maven dependency version management

- Add missing version properties to parent POM
- Convert hardcoded dependency versions to properties in parent dependencyManagement
- Remove hardcoded versions from child modules
- Add missing dependencies to parent dependencyManagement
- Ensure all shared dependencies inherit versions from parent

Signed-off-by: Artur Ciocanu <artur.ciocanu@gmail.com>
---
 examples/pom.xml                              |  6 +-
 pom.xml                                       | 88 +++++++++++++++++--
 sdk-actors/pom.xml                            |  2 -
 sdk-autogen/pom.xml                           |  3 -
 sdk-workflows/pom.xml                         |  3 -
 sdk/pom.xml                                   |  8 +-
 .../workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml  |  1 -
 .../workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml    |  1 -
 .../workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml    |  1 -
 9 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 9aab1aee51..bbcf54306c 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
       <artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
@@ -111,7 +109,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-platform-console-standalone</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.0</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -137,12 +134,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.evanlennick</groupId>
       <artifactId>retry4j</artifactId>
-      <version>0.15.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.2</version>
+      <version>${javax.annotation.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c9caa57e1..3ce55ee5db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,8 +62,26 @@
     <commons-lang.version>3.18.0</commons-lang.version>
     <commons-cli.version>1.9.0</commons-cli.version>
     <commons-io.version>2.14.0</commons-io.version>
+    <commons-validator.version>1.7</commons-validator.version>
     <zipkin.version>3.4.0</zipkin.version>
     <microcks.version>0.3.1</microcks.version>
+    <json-path.version>2.9.0</json-path.version>
+    <retry4j.version>0.15.0</retry4j.version>
+    <system-rules.version>1.19.0</system-rules.version>
+    <system-stubs.version>2.1.1</system-stubs.version>
+    <mockito-inline.version>4.2.0</mockito-inline.version>
+    <junit-vintage-engine.version>5.7.0</junit-vintage-engine.version>
+    <junit-platform-console.version>1.7.0</junit-platform-console.version>
+    <reactor.version>3.5.12</reactor.version>
+    <durabletask-client.version>1.5.10</durabletask-client.version>
+    <testcontainers-redis.version>2.2.2</testcontainers-redis.version>
+    <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
+    <mockito.version>3.11.2</mockito.version>
+    <reactor-test.version>3.5.12</reactor-test.version>
+    <opentelemetry-bom.version>2.1.0</opentelemetry-bom.version>
+    <microcks-testcontainers.version>5.5.1</microcks-testcontainers.version>
+    <kotlin.version>2.1.0</kotlin.version>
+    <rest-assured.version>5.5.1</rest-assured.version>
   </properties>
 
   <distributionManagement>
@@ -87,7 +105,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.9</version>
+        <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
@@ -111,12 +129,12 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
         <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.11.2</version>
+        <version>${mockito.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
         <artifactId>reactor-test</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.12</version>
+        <version>${reactor-test.version}</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -134,7 +152,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
         <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.0</version>
+        <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
@@ -201,7 +219,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
         <artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
-        <version>5.5.1</version>
+        <version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
@@ -371,6 +389,66 @@
         <artifactId>wiremock-standalone</artifactId>
         <version>${wiremock.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
+        <version>${commons-validator.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
+        <artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
+        <version>${json-path.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.evanlennick</groupId>
+        <artifactId>retry4j</artifactId>
+        <version>${retry4j.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.github.stefanbirkner</groupId>
+        <artifactId>system-rules</artifactId>
+        <version>${system-rules.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>uk.org.webcompere</groupId>
+        <artifactId>system-stubs-jupiter</artifactId>
+        <version>${system-stubs.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mockito-inline</artifactId>
+        <version>${mockito-inline.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
+        <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
+        <version>${junit-vintage-engine.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+        <artifactId>junit-platform-console-standalone</artifactId>
+        <version>${junit-platform-console.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
+        <artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${reactor.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
+        <artifactId>durabletask-client</artifactId>
+        <version>${durabletask-client.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.redis</groupId>
+        <artifactId>testcontainers-redis</artifactId>
+        <version>${testcontainers-redis.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
diff --git a/sdk-actors/pom.xml b/sdk-actors/pom.xml
index 494dc7e626..b930d960ea 100644
--- a/sdk-actors/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-actors/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/sdk-autogen/pom.xml b/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
index 0204568769..19d0f60c1d 100644
--- a/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
@@ -21,15 +21,12 @@
     <protobuf.output.directory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources</protobuf.output.directory>
     <protobuf.input.directory>${project.build.directory}/proto</protobuf.input.directory>
     <maven.deploy.skip>false</maven.deploy.skip>
-    <grpc.version>1.69.0</grpc.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk-workflows/pom.xml b/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
index 3792008268..4aeb864bff 100644
--- a/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-inline</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -41,13 +40,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-      <version>5.7.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
       <artifactId>durabletask-client</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.10</version>
     </dependency>
     <!--
     manually declare durabletask-client's jackson dependencies
diff --git a/sdk/pom.xml b/sdk/pom.xml
index cd6d0122e8..36dc31914d 100644
--- a/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -37,12 +37,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
       <artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
@@ -52,19 +50,17 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.1</version>
+      <version>${jackson.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.stefanbirkner</groupId>
       <artifactId>system-rules</artifactId>
-      <version>1.19.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -92,7 +88,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>uk.org.webcompere</groupId>
       <artifactId>system-stubs-jupiter</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -103,7 +98,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml
index c5907d373c..5c44171c82 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.redis</groupId>
       <artifactId>testcontainers-redis</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml
index 88c5fec997..cecf892ad5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.redis</groupId>
       <artifactId>testcontainers-redis</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml
index 508a725ecb..7b3951ede9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.redis</groupId>
       <artifactId>testcontainers-redis</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

From 4d2e89bf63b0ebca49c06ec4c9100eda9729082d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Ciocanu <artur.ciocanu@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:26:53 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Simplifying version management even more.

Signed-off-by: Artur Ciocanu <artur.ciocanu@gmail.com>
---
 dapr-spring/pom.xml                           | 78 -------------------
 examples/pom.xml                              | 17 ----
 pom.xml                                       | 33 +++++++-
 sdk-actors/pom.xml                            |  3 -
 sdk-autogen/pom.xml                           |  5 --
 sdk-springboot/pom.xml                        |  1 -
 sdk-tests/pom.xml                             |  5 --
 sdk-workflows/pom.xml                         |  5 --
 sdk/pom.xml                                   |  7 --
 spring-boot-examples/pom.xml                  |  1 -
 .../workflows/multi-app/pom.xml               |  1 -
 .../workflows/patterns/pom.xml                |  1 -
 spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml        |  1 -
 testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml                   |  1 -
 14 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 128 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dapr-spring/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
index 203e98544e..dbe0a089df 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
   <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-spring-parent</name>
   <description>SDK extension for Spring and Spring Boot</description>
 
@@ -31,20 +30,12 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
-    <testcontainers.version>1.19.8</testcontainers.version>
-    <junit.version>5.11.2</junit.version>
     <!-- WARNING: don't change this property unless you also update .github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh -->
     <dapr.spring.version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.spring.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
         <artifactId>dapr-sdk</artifactId>
@@ -85,81 +76,12 @@
         <artifactId>dapr-sdk-springboot</artifactId>
         <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-        <version>${springframework.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-        <version>${springframework.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <!-- Spring dependencies -->
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-        <version>${springframework.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
-        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure-processor</artifactId>
-        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
         <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-tests</artifactId>
         <version>${dapr.spring.version}</version>
       </dependency>
 
-      <!-- Test dependencies -->
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-        <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-        <version>${junit.version}</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-        <artifactId>junit-jupiter-params</artifactId>
-        <version>${junit.version}</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-        <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-        <version>${junit.version}</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-        <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-        <version>${junit.version}</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
-        <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-        <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
-      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index bbcf54306c..96b7d0c7dd 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-examples</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-examples</name>
 
   <properties>
@@ -22,8 +21,6 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
     <spotbugs.fail>false</spotbugs.fail>
-    <opentelemetry.version>1.41.0</opentelemetry.version>
-    <zipkin.version>3.4.0</zipkin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -34,33 +31,27 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>grpc-protobuf</artifactId>
-      <version>${grpc.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>grpc-stub</artifactId>
-      <version>${grpc.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>grpc-api</artifactId>
-      <version>${grpc.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>grpc-testing</artifactId>
-      <version>${grpc.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>${protobuf.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-      <version>${springboot.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
@@ -69,32 +60,26 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
       <artifactId>opentelemetry-sdk</artifactId>
-      <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
       <artifactId>opentelemetry-exporter-logging</artifactId>
-      <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
       <artifactId>opentelemetry-sdk-metrics</artifactId>
-      <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
       <artifactId>opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin</artifactId>
-      <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.zipkin.reporter2</groupId>
       <artifactId>zipkin-reporter</artifactId>
-      <version>${zipkin.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.zipkin.reporter2</groupId>
       <artifactId>zipkin-sender-urlconnection</artifactId>
-      <version>${zipkin.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
@@ -138,12 +123,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
-      <version>${javax.annotation.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>${protobuf.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ce55ee5db..13f9b2d683 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
     <testcontainers-redis.version>2.2.2</testcontainers-redis.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
     <mockito.version>3.11.2</mockito.version>
-    <reactor-test.version>3.5.12</reactor-test.version>
     <opentelemetry-bom.version>2.1.0</opentelemetry-bom.version>
     <microcks-testcontainers.version>5.5.1</microcks-testcontainers.version>
     <kotlin.version>2.1.0</kotlin.version>
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
         <artifactId>reactor-test</artifactId>
-        <version>${reactor-test.version}</version>
+        <version>${reactor.version}</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -308,6 +307,26 @@
         <artifactId>grpc-stub</artifactId>
         <version>${grpc.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
+        <artifactId>grpc-netty</artifactId>
+        <version>${grpc.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
+        <artifactId>grpc-netty-shaded</artifactId>
+        <version>${grpc.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+        <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+        <version>${protobuf.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+        <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
+        <version>${protobuf.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
@@ -434,6 +453,16 @@
         <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
         <version>${jackson.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-xml</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-datatype-jsr310</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
         <artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/sdk-actors/pom.xml b/sdk-actors/pom.xml
index b930d960ea..0ee3a827a3 100644
--- a/sdk-actors/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-actors/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-actors</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-actors</name>
   <description>SDK for Actors on Dapr</description>
 
@@ -44,13 +43,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-      <version>${springboot.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>grpc-testing</artifactId>
-      <version>${grpc.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk-autogen/pom.xml b/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
index 19d0f60c1d..f8dbc2987f 100644
--- a/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-autogen</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-autogen</name>
   <description>Auto-generated SDK for Dapr</description>
 
@@ -32,23 +31,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>grpc-netty-shaded</artifactId>
-      <version>${grpc.version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>grpc-protobuf</artifactId>
-      <version>${grpc.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>grpc-stub</artifactId>
-      <version>${grpc.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>grpc-testing</artifactId>
-      <version>${grpc.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/sdk-springboot/pom.xml b/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
index cf287499b3..295b7ae255 100644
--- a/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-springboot</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-springboot</name>
   <description>SDK extension for Springboot</description>
 
diff --git a/sdk-tests/pom.xml b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
index 6a3bafface..553e4a9a8d 100644
--- a/sdk-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
@@ -11,19 +11,14 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-tests</artifactId>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-tests</name>
   <description>Tests for Dapr's Java SDK - not to be published as a jar.</description>
 
   <properties>
-    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <java.version>17</java.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-    <dapr.sdk.version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.sdk.version>
-    <dapr.sdk.alpha.version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.sdk.alpha.version>
     <protobuf.output.directory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources</protobuf.output.directory>
     <protobuf.input.directory>${project.basedir}/proto</protobuf.input.directory>
 
diff --git a/sdk-workflows/pom.xml b/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
index 4aeb864bff..3afb38c40f 100644
--- a/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-workflows</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-workflows</name>
   <description>SDK for Workflows on Dapr</description>
 
@@ -54,22 +53,18 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${jackson.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>${jackson.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-      <version>${jackson.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-datatype-jsr310</artifactId>
-      <version>${jackson.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/sdk/pom.xml b/sdk/pom.xml
index 36dc31914d..6bfecd2584 100644
--- a/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk</name>
   <description>SDK for Dapr</description>
 
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>${jackson.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -76,13 +74,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-      <version>${springboot.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
-      <version>${springboot.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -118,18 +114,15 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-datatype-jsr310</artifactId>
-      <version>${jackson.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
       <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${assertj.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>grpc-netty</artifactId>
-      <version>${grpc.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
index 69cbd693e6..198d71b355 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>spring-boot-examples</artifactId>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
index 6586459001..e066d03373 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>multi-app</artifactId>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml
index e4742686bc..b6382cc0db 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.github.microcks</groupId>
       <artifactId>microcks-testcontainers</artifactId>
-      <version>${microcks.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
index db4dc6f485..d3d0f6c837 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>workflows</artifactId>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml b/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml
index 56a0d11167..9b78aeb9e9 100644
--- a/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml
+++ b/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 	<artifactId>testcontainers-dapr</artifactId>
 	<name>testcontainers-dapr</name>
 	<description>Testcontainers Dapr Module</description>
-  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<dependencies>

From 1d38e79788ee7f9d3321ec9d6c578d1154420dcb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Ciocanu <artur.ciocanu@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:18:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Fix some version management issues.

Signed-off-by: Artur Ciocanu <artur.ciocanu@gmail.com>
---
 dapr-spring/pom.xml |  8 +++++++-
 pom.xml             | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 sdk-autogen/pom.xml |  3 +--
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dapr-spring/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
index dbe0a089df..969af293cf 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
+        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
         <artifactId>dapr-sdk</artifactId>
@@ -81,7 +88,6 @@
         <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-tests</artifactId>
         <version>${dapr.spring.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 13f9b2d683..3cc71a7dd0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
     <mockito.version>3.11.2</mockito.version>
     <opentelemetry-bom.version>2.1.0</opentelemetry-bom.version>
-    <microcks-testcontainers.version>5.5.1</microcks-testcontainers.version>
     <kotlin.version>2.1.0</kotlin.version>
     <rest-assured.version>5.5.1</rest-assured.version>
   </properties>
@@ -245,6 +244,11 @@
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
         <version>${springboot.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
+        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-data-keyvalue</artifactId>
@@ -312,11 +316,6 @@
         <artifactId>grpc-netty</artifactId>
         <version>${grpc.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
-        <artifactId>grpc-netty-shaded</artifactId>
-        <version>${grpc.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
@@ -463,6 +462,16 @@
         <artifactId>jackson-datatype-jsr310</artifactId>
         <version>${jackson.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
         <artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
@@ -478,6 +487,16 @@
         <artifactId>testcontainers-redis</artifactId>
         <version>${testcontainers-redis.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.github.microcks</groupId>
+        <artifactId>microcks-testcontainers</artifactId>
+        <version>${microcks.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+        <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${assertj.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
diff --git a/sdk-autogen/pom.xml b/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
index f8dbc2987f..cd37138cc8 100644
--- a/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
-      <artifactId>grpc-netty-shaded</artifactId>
-      <scope>runtime</scope>
+      <artifactId>grpc-netty</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>

From 3ddc4dff590998d51f82bafd85b4293b215d1d8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Ciocanu <artur.ciocanu@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:15:36 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Optimize Dapr Spring version management.

Signed-off-by: Artur Ciocanu <artur.ciocanu@gmail.com>
---
 dapr-spring/pom.xml | 27 ---------------------------
 examples/pom.xml    |  2 +-
 pom.xml             |  3 +--
 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dapr-spring/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
index 969af293cf..fc602c3f22 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
@@ -36,28 +36,6 @@
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
-        <artifactId>dapr-sdk</artifactId>
-        <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
-        <artifactId>dapr-sdk-actors</artifactId>
-        <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
-        <artifactId>dapr-sdk-workflows</artifactId>
-        <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
         <artifactId>dapr-spring-data</artifactId>
@@ -78,11 +56,6 @@
         <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
         <version>${dapr.spring.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
-        <artifactId>dapr-sdk-springboot</artifactId>
-        <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
         <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-tests</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 96b7d0c7dd..413d7c45ce 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-sdk-workflows</artifactId>
-      <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3cc71a7dd0..0a6a5360e2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
     <!-- Do NOT UPGRADE springframework.version without checking springboot.version alignment -->
     <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
     <assertj.version>3.27.3</assertj.version>
-    <grpc.version>1.69.0</grpc.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>
     <opentelemetry.version>1.41.0</opentelemetry.version>
     <wiremock.version>3.9.1</wiremock.version>
     <jakarta.annotation.version>2.1.1</jakarta.annotation.version>
@@ -203,6 +201,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
         <version>${springboot.version}</version>
         <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>