diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 19640a20..1ae02b42 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ cli
 
 # CLI's auto-generated components directory
 **/components
+
+test_output.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e/standalone/standalone_test.go b/tests/e2e/standalone/standalone_test.go
index 9917a30d..0012e926 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/standalone/standalone_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/standalone/standalone_test.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	daprRuntimeVersion   = "1.3.0"
-	daprDashboardVersion = "0.7.0"
+	daprRuntimeVersion   = "1.4.0"
+	daprDashboardVersion = "0.8.0"
 )
 
 func TestStandaloneInstall(t *testing.T) {
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func testRun(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("API shutdown", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Test that the CLI exits on a daprd shutdown.
-		output, err := spawn.Command(daprPath, "run", "--dapr-http-port", "9999", "--", "bash", "-c", "curl -v http://localhost:9999/v1.0/shutdown; sleep 10; exit 1")
+		output, err := spawn.Command(daprPath, "run", "--dapr-http-port", "9999", "--", "bash", "-c", "curl -v -X POST http://localhost:9999/v1.0/shutdown; sleep 10; exit 1")
 		t.Log(output)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "run failed")
 		assert.Contains(t, output, "Exited App successfully", "App should be shutdown before it has a chance to return non-zero")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/upgrade/upgrade_test.go b/tests/e2e/upgrade/upgrade_test.go
index 142a5a04..3832d55d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/upgrade/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/upgrade/upgrade_test.go
@@ -21,38 +21,6 @@ type upgradePath struct {
 
 var (
 	supportedUpgradePaths = []upgradePath{
-		{
-			previous: common.VersionDetails{
-				RuntimeVersion:      "1.1.0",
-				DashboardVersion:    "0.6.0",
-				ClusterRoles:        []string{"dapr-operator-admin", "dashboard-reader"},
-				ClusterRoleBindings: []string{"dapr-operator", "dapr-role-tokenreview-binding", "dashboard-reader-global"},
-				CustomResourceDefs:  []string{"components.dapr.io", "configurations.dapr.io", "subscriptions.dapr.io"},
-			},
-			next: common.VersionDetails{
-				RuntimeVersion:      "1.1.1",
-				DashboardVersion:    "0.6.0",
-				ClusterRoles:        []string{"dapr-operator-admin", "dashboard-reader"},
-				ClusterRoleBindings: []string{"dapr-operator", "dapr-role-tokenreview-binding", "dashboard-reader-global"},
-				CustomResourceDefs:  []string{"components.dapr.io", "configurations.dapr.io", "subscriptions.dapr.io"},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			previous: common.VersionDetails{
-				RuntimeVersion:      "1.1.1",
-				DashboardVersion:    "0.6.0",
-				ClusterRoles:        []string{"dapr-operator-admin", "dashboard-reader"},
-				ClusterRoleBindings: []string{"dapr-operator", "dapr-role-tokenreview-binding", "dashboard-reader-global"},
-				CustomResourceDefs:  []string{"components.dapr.io", "configurations.dapr.io", "subscriptions.dapr.io"},
-			},
-			next: common.VersionDetails{
-				RuntimeVersion:      "1.1.2",
-				DashboardVersion:    "0.6.0",
-				ClusterRoles:        []string{"dapr-operator-admin", "dashboard-reader"},
-				ClusterRoleBindings: []string{"dapr-operator", "dapr-role-tokenreview-binding", "dashboard-reader-global"},
-				CustomResourceDefs:  []string{"components.dapr.io", "configurations.dapr.io", "subscriptions.dapr.io"},
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			previous: common.VersionDetails{
 				RuntimeVersion:      "1.1.2",
@@ -87,19 +55,35 @@ var (
 		},
 		{
 			previous: common.VersionDetails{
-				RuntimeVersion:      "1.2.2",
-				DashboardVersion:    "0.6.0",
+				RuntimeVersion:      "1.3.0",
+				DashboardVersion:    "0.7.0",
 				ClusterRoles:        []string{"dapr-operator-admin", "dashboard-reader"},
 				ClusterRoleBindings: []string{"dapr-operator", "dapr-role-tokenreview-binding", "dashboard-reader-global"},
 				CustomResourceDefs:  []string{"components.dapr.io", "configurations.dapr.io", "subscriptions.dapr.io"},
 			},
 			next: common.VersionDetails{
-				RuntimeVersion:      "1.3.0",
+				RuntimeVersion:      "1.4.0",
+				DashboardVersion:    "0.8.0",
+				ClusterRoles:        []string{"dapr-operator-admin", "dashboard-reader"},
+				ClusterRoleBindings: []string{"dapr-operator", "dapr-role-tokenreview-binding", "dashboard-reader-global"},
+				CustomResourceDefs:  []string{"components.dapr.io", "configurations.dapr.io", "subscriptions.dapr.io"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			previous: common.VersionDetails{
+				RuntimeVersion:      "1.3.1",
 				DashboardVersion:    "0.7.0",
 				ClusterRoles:        []string{"dapr-operator-admin", "dashboard-reader"},
 				ClusterRoleBindings: []string{"dapr-operator", "dapr-role-tokenreview-binding", "dashboard-reader-global"},
 				CustomResourceDefs:  []string{"components.dapr.io", "configurations.dapr.io", "subscriptions.dapr.io"},
 			},
+			next: common.VersionDetails{
+				RuntimeVersion:      "1.4.0",
+				DashboardVersion:    "0.8.0",
+				ClusterRoles:        []string{"dapr-operator-admin", "dashboard-reader"},
+				ClusterRoleBindings: []string{"dapr-operator", "dapr-role-tokenreview-binding", "dashboard-reader-global"},
+				CustomResourceDefs:  []string{"components.dapr.io", "configurations.dapr.io", "subscriptions.dapr.io"},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 )