diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2718206dd..ba34ff9af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ jobs:
       GOARCH: amd64
       GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
       JDK_VER: ${{ matrix.java }}
-      DAPR_CLI_VER: 1.12.0-rc.1
-      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: 1.12.0-rc.5
-      DAPR_INSTALL_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/v1.12.0-rc.1/install/install.sh
+      DAPR_CLI_VER: 1.12.0
+      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: 1.12.4
+      DAPR_INSTALL_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/v1.12.0/install/install.sh
       DAPR_CLI_REF:
       DAPR_REF:
       TOXIPROXY_URL: https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/download/v2.5.0/toxiproxy-server-linux-amd64
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build sdk
       run: ./mvnw compile -B -q
     - name: Unit tests
-      run: ./mvnw -B test -q
+      run: ./mvnw test # making it temporarily verbose.
     - name: Codecov
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3.1.4
     - name: Install jars
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index ad67a0787..d476892c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ jobs:
       GOARCH: amd64
       GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
       JDK_VER: ${{ matrix.java }}
-      DAPR_CLI_VER: 1.12.0-rc.1
-      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: 1.12.0-rc.5
-      DAPR_INSTALL_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/v1.12.0-rc.1/install/install.sh
+      DAPR_CLI_VER: 1.12.0
+      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: 1.12.4
+      DAPR_INSTALL_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/v1.12.0/install/install.sh
       DAPR_CLI_REF:
       DAPR_REF:
     steps:
diff --git a/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/client/DaprClientGrpcTelemetryTest.java b/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/client/DaprClientGrpcTelemetryTest.java
index f7ec4ccef..9ec9352df 100644
--- a/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/client/DaprClientGrpcTelemetryTest.java
+++ b/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/client/DaprClientGrpcTelemetryTest.java
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import io.grpc.inprocess.InProcessChannelBuilder;
 import io.grpc.inprocess.InProcessServerBuilder;
 import io.grpc.testing.GrpcCleanupRule;
 import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
 import org.junit.jupiter.migrationsupport.rules.EnableRuleMigrationSupport;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ import reactor.util.context.ContextView;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 @EnableRuleMigrationSupport
 public class DaprClientGrpcTelemetryTest {
@@ -70,6 +69,13 @@ public class DaprClientGrpcTelemetryTest {
 
   private DaprClient client;
 
+  @AfterEach
+  public void teardown() throws Exception {
+    if (client != null) {
+      client.close();
+    }
+  }
+
   public static Stream<Arguments> data() {
     return Stream.of(
         Arguments.of(
diff --git a/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/utils/NetworkUtilsTest.java b/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/utils/NetworkUtilsTest.java
index 93945b947..adcc6c473 100644
--- a/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/utils/NetworkUtilsTest.java
+++ b/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/utils/NetworkUtilsTest.java
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@ package io.dapr.utils;
 
 import io.dapr.config.Properties;
 import io.grpc.ManagedChannel;
+import io.grpc.testing.GrpcCleanupRule;
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
 public class NetworkUtilsTest {
   private final int defaultGrpcPort = 4000;
   private final String defaultSidecarIP = "127.0.0.1";
+
+  private ManagedChannel channel;
+
   @BeforeEach
   public void setUp() {
     System.setProperty(Properties.GRPC_PORT.getName(), Integer.toString(defaultGrpcPort));
@@ -16,9 +24,16 @@ public class NetworkUtilsTest {
     System.setProperty(Properties.GRPC_ENDPOINT.getName(), "");
   }
 
+  @AfterEach
+  public void tearDown() {
+    if (channel != null && !channel.isShutdown()) {
+      channel.shutdown();
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testBuildGrpcManagedChannel() {
-    ManagedChannel channel = NetworkUtils.buildGrpcManagedChannel();
+    channel = NetworkUtils.buildGrpcManagedChannel();
 
     String expectedAuthority = String.format("%s:%s", defaultSidecarIP, defaultGrpcPort);
     Assertions.assertEquals(expectedAuthority, channel.authority());
@@ -27,7 +42,7 @@ public class NetworkUtilsTest {
   @Test
   public void testBuildGrpcManagedChannel_httpEndpointNoPort() {
     System.setProperty(Properties.GRPC_ENDPOINT.getName(), "http://example.com");
-    ManagedChannel channel = NetworkUtils.buildGrpcManagedChannel();
+    channel = NetworkUtils.buildGrpcManagedChannel();
 
     String expectedAuthority = "example.com:80";
     Assertions.assertEquals(expectedAuthority, channel.authority());
@@ -36,7 +51,7 @@ public class NetworkUtilsTest {
   @Test
   public void testBuildGrpcManagedChannel_httpEndpointWithPort() {
     System.setProperty(Properties.GRPC_ENDPOINT.getName(), "http://example.com:3000");
-    ManagedChannel channel = NetworkUtils.buildGrpcManagedChannel();
+    channel = NetworkUtils.buildGrpcManagedChannel();
 
     String expectedAuthority = "example.com:3000";
     Assertions.assertEquals(expectedAuthority, channel.authority());
@@ -45,7 +60,7 @@ public class NetworkUtilsTest {
   @Test
   public void testBuildGrpcManagedChannel_httpsEndpointNoPort() {
     System.setProperty(Properties.GRPC_ENDPOINT.getName(), "https://example.com");
-    ManagedChannel channel = NetworkUtils.buildGrpcManagedChannel();
+    channel = NetworkUtils.buildGrpcManagedChannel();
 
     String expectedAuthority = "example.com:443";
     Assertions.assertEquals(expectedAuthority, channel.authority());
@@ -54,7 +69,7 @@ public class NetworkUtilsTest {
   @Test
   public void testBuildGrpcManagedChannel_httpsEndpointWithPort() {
     System.setProperty(Properties.GRPC_ENDPOINT.getName(), "https://example.com:3000");
-    ManagedChannel channel = NetworkUtils.buildGrpcManagedChannel();
+    channel = NetworkUtils.buildGrpcManagedChannel();
 
     String expectedAuthority = "example.com:3000";
     Assertions.assertEquals(expectedAuthority, channel.authority());