diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh b/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh
index 4bf194d13..6d07850a9 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_ALPHA_VERSION -f testcontainers-dap
 
 # dapr-spring
 mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_ALPHA_VERSION -DprocessDependencies=true -f dapr-spring/pom.xml
+mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=dapr.spring.version -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_ALPHA_VERSION -f dapr-spring/pom.xml
 
 # spring-boot-examples
 mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_ALPHA_VERSION -f spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 240ab9fe0..ee2a65906 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
index 2bca355e8..ee3a53ee2 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
         <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index ff916ac25..b6ed660bb 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml
index e0e3425f6..fc7404557 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-tests</artifactId>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
index bf7b8b3be..63617e4e0 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-spring-data</artifactId>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-messaging/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-messaging/pom.xml
index 6ab4ce230..81a312137 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-messaging/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-messaging/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-spring-messaging</artifactId>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/pom.xml
index bac4ab7d2..73af8d632 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-spring-workflows</artifactId>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
index 4e1738394..e1cc1e937 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
   <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-spring-parent</name>
   <description>SDK extension for Spring and Spring Boot</description>
 
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
     <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
     <testcontainers.version>1.19.8</testcontainers.version>
     <junit.version>5.11.2</junit.version>
-    <dapr.spring.version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.spring.version>
+    <!-- WARNING: don't change this property unless you also update .github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh -->
+    <dapr.spring.version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.spring.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 8e5965471..bba7fc43d 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-examples</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-examples</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index faa2b3588..4deee5105 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-parent</name>
   <description>SDK for Dapr.</description>
   <url>https://dapr.io</url>
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>
     <protocCommand>protoc</protocCommand>
     <dapr.proto.baseurl>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/dapr/v1.16.0-rc.3/dapr/proto</dapr.proto.baseurl>
-    <dapr.sdk.version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.sdk.version>
-    <dapr.sdk.alpha.version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.sdk.alpha.version>
+    <dapr.sdk.version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.sdk.version>
+    <dapr.sdk.alpha.version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.sdk.alpha.version>
     <os-maven-plugin.version>1.7.1</os-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
     <maven-antrun-plugin.version>1.8</maven-antrun-plugin.version>
diff --git a/sdk-actors/pom.xml b/sdk-actors/pom.xml
index 9c0a81694..fe475b7a2 100644
--- a/sdk-actors/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-actors/pom.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-actors</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-actors</name>
   <description>SDK for Actors on Dapr</description>
 
diff --git a/sdk-autogen/pom.xml b/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
index 5fb453960..4c7dd6e30 100644
--- a/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-autogen</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-autogen</name>
   <description>Auto-generated SDK for Dapr</description>
 
diff --git a/sdk-springboot/pom.xml b/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
index b43d63e8e..0fa023720 100644
--- a/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-springboot</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <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 17146622a..7a0fca81d 100644
--- a/sdk-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-tests</artifactId>
-  <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <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>
 
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-    <dapr.sdk.version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.sdk.version>
-    <dapr.sdk.alpha.version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.sdk.alpha.version>
+    <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 883489fd0..286df3c19 100644
--- a/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-workflows</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-workflows</name>
   <description>SDK for Workflows on Dapr</description>
 
diff --git a/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/WorkflowContext.java b/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/WorkflowContext.java
index 9994cb779..8608e9693 100644
--- a/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/WorkflowContext.java
+++ b/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/WorkflowContext.java
@@ -526,4 +526,12 @@ public interface WorkflowContext {
   default UUID newUuid() {
     throw new RuntimeException("No implementation found.");
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Set a custom status to a workflow execution.
+   *
+   * @param status to be set to the current execution
+   */
+  void setCustomStatus(Object status);
+  
 }
diff --git a/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/runtime/DefaultWorkflowContext.java b/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/runtime/DefaultWorkflowContext.java
index d11e1fe77..d12346ca0 100644
--- a/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/runtime/DefaultWorkflowContext.java
+++ b/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/runtime/DefaultWorkflowContext.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class DefaultWorkflowContext implements WorkflowContext {
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if context or logger is null
    */
   public DefaultWorkflowContext(TaskOrchestrationContext context, Logger logger)
-      throws IllegalArgumentException {
+          throws IllegalArgumentException {
     if (context == null) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Context cannot be null");
     }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class DefaultWorkflowContext implements WorkflowContext {
    */
   @Override
   public <V> Task<V> waitForExternalEvent(String name, Duration timeout, Class<V> dataType)
-      throws TaskCanceledException {
+          throws TaskCanceledException {
     return this.innerContext.waitForExternalEvent(name, timeout, dataType);
   }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class DefaultWorkflowContext implements WorkflowContext {
    * @param timeout the amount of time to wait before canceling the returned
    *                {@code Task}
    * @return a new {@link Task} that completes when the external event is received
-   *         or when {@code timeout} expires
+   *     or when {@code timeout} expires
    * @throws TaskCanceledException if the specified {@code timeout} value expires
    *                               before the event is received
    */
@@ -294,4 +294,13 @@ public class DefaultWorkflowContext implements WorkflowContext {
       return workflowTaskRetryHandler.handle(workflowRetryContext);
     };
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Set custom status to a workflow execution.
+   *
+   * @param status to set to the execution
+   */
+  public void setCustomStatus(Object status) {
+    innerContext.setCustomStatus(status);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sdk-workflows/src/test/java/io/dapr/workflows/DefaultWorkflowContextTest.java b/sdk-workflows/src/test/java/io/dapr/workflows/DefaultWorkflowContextTest.java
index f0eaa9ee1..837bf4c7d 100644
--- a/sdk-workflows/src/test/java/io/dapr/workflows/DefaultWorkflowContextTest.java
+++ b/sdk-workflows/src/test/java/io/dapr/workflows/DefaultWorkflowContextTest.java
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ public class DefaultWorkflowContextTest {
       @Override
       public void continueAsNew(Object input, boolean preserveUnprocessedEvents) {
       }
+
+      @Override
+      public void setCustomStatus(Object status) {
+
+      }
     };
   }
 
@@ -403,6 +408,15 @@ public class DefaultWorkflowContextTest {
     verify(mockInnerContext, times(1)).callSubOrchestrator(expectedName, expectedInput, null, null, String.class);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void setCustomStatusWorkflow() {
+    String customStatus = "CustomStatus";
+
+    context.setCustomStatus(customStatus);
+    verify(mockInnerContext, times(1)).setCustomStatus(customStatus);
+
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void newUuidTest() {
     context.newUuid();
diff --git a/sdk/pom.xml b/sdk/pom.xml
index 14cb9e08d..57154623c 100644
--- a/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk</name>
   <description>SDK for Dapr</description>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
index 8bb5e715d..1351e3fc4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>consumer-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
index fe63ac9f3..80a0c2bd5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>spring-boot-examples</artifactId>
-  <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml
index 73fbedeac..970472cb3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>producer-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
index f28c48c0f..7b1757b84 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>workflows</artifactId>
diff --git a/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml b/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml
index f404849df..429306524 100644
--- a/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml
+++ b/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
         <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
 	<artifactId>testcontainers-dapr</artifactId>
 	<name>testcontainers-dapr</name>
 	<description>Testcontainers Dapr Module</description>
-    <version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<dependencies>