diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh b/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh
index f66d2adf2..4bf194d13 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_ALPHA_VERSION -f sdk-workflows/pom.
 mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_ALPHA_VERSION -f testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml
 
 # dapr-spring
-mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_ALPHA_VERSION -f dapr-spring/pom.xml
+mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_ALPHA_VERSION -DprocessDependencies=true -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/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
index d884525ef..5f2c5b891 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <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>
+    <dapr.spring.version>0.16.0-rc-1</dapr.spring.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>