diff --git a/.github/env/global.env b/.github/env/global.env
index 709fd1e87..d44c1e5cb 100644
--- a/.github/env/global.env
+++ b/.github/env/global.env
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-DAPR_CLI_VERSION: 1.15.0-rc.2
-DAPR_RUNTIME_VERSION: 1.15.0-rc.5
+DAPR_CLI_VERSION: 1.15.0-rc.3
+DAPR_RUNTIME_VERSION: 1.15.0-rc.8
 DAPR_INSTALL_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/v${DAPR_CLI_VERSION}/install/
 DAPR_DEFAULT_IMAGE_REGISTRY: ghcr
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/sdk/batch/requirements.txt b/bindings/python/sdk/batch/requirements.txt
index 2eae453d0..18d8dd99e 100644
--- a/bindings/python/sdk/batch/requirements.txt
+++ b/bindings/python/sdk/batch/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dapr>=1.14.0a,<1.15.0
+dapr>=1.15.0rc2
 Flask
 typing-extensions
 werkzeug>=3.0.3 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/configuration/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt b/configuration/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
index ef33d1448..5740a9596 100644
--- a/configuration/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
+++ b/configuration/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-dapr>=1.14.0a,<1.15.0
+dapr>=1.15.0rc2
 typing-extensions
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cryptography/python/sdk/README.md b/cryptography/python/sdk/README.md
index ab7287d57..6cc97ec99 100644
--- a/cryptography/python/sdk/README.md
+++ b/cryptography/python/sdk/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ expected_stdout_lines:
   - '== APP == Encrypted the message, got 856 bytes'
   - '== APP == Decrypted the message, got 24 bytes'
   - '== APP == The secret is "passw0rd"'
-  - '== APP == Wrote decrypted data to encrypted.out'
+  - '== APP == Wrote encrypted data to encrypted.out'
   - '== APP == Wrote decrypted data to decrypted.out.jpg'
   - "Exited App successfully"
 expected_stderr_lines:
diff --git a/pub_sub/python/sdk/checkout/requirements.txt b/pub_sub/python/sdk/checkout/requirements.txt
index edf08c44e..a54f31e7b 100644
--- a/pub_sub/python/sdk/checkout/requirements.txt
+++ b/pub_sub/python/sdk/checkout/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-dapr>=1.14.0a,<1.15.0
+dapr>=1.15.0rc2
diff --git a/pub_sub/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt b/pub_sub/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
index 3c27e16e2..66c805002 100644
--- a/pub_sub/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
+++ b/pub_sub/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Flask
-dapr>=1.14.0a,<1.15.0
+dapr>=1.15.0rc2
 cloudevents
 uvicorn
 typing-extensions
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/secrets_management/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt b/secrets_management/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
index ef33d1448..5740a9596 100644
--- a/secrets_management/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
+++ b/secrets_management/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-dapr>=1.14.0a,<1.15.0
+dapr>=1.15.0rc2
 typing-extensions
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/service_invocation/python/http/order-processor/requirements.txt b/service_invocation/python/http/order-processor/requirements.txt
index b3b0ec0f6..48c33713d 100644
--- a/service_invocation/python/http/order-processor/requirements.txt
+++ b/service_invocation/python/http/order-processor/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Flask
-dapr
+dapr>=1.15.0rc2
 typing-extensions
-werkzeug>=3.0.3 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
\ No newline at end of file
+werkzeug>=3.0.3 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+
diff --git a/state_management/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt b/state_management/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
index ef33d1448..5740a9596 100644
--- a/state_management/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
+++ b/state_management/python/sdk/order-processor/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-dapr>=1.14.0a,<1.15.0
+dapr>=1.15.0rc2
 typing-extensions
\ No newline at end of file