diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index a7846296a..0ef1a24e7 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>0.14.0</version>
+    <version>0.14.1-rc-1</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 560aa04a5..e12a52d3a 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>0.14.0</version>
+        <version>0.14.1-rc-1</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 b75f6d30a..bf5f0b443 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>0.14.0</version>
+    <version>0.14.1-rc-1</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 c7a177cc5..abd903efa 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>0.14.0</version>
+    <version>0.14.1-rc-1</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 7583e624b..4bd913cea 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>0.14.0</version>
+    <version>0.14.1-rc-1</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 a17d20b93..207cce111 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>0.14.0</version>
+    <version>0.14.1-rc-1</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 624b21a64..9b87bd03a 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>0.14.0</version>
+    <version>0.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-spring-workflows</artifactId>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
index fadf9d13c..630c5fb8c 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>1.14.0</version>
+    <version>1.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
   <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>0.14.0</version>
+  <version>0.14.1-rc-1</version>
   <name>dapr-spring-parent</name>
   <description>SDK extension for Spring and Spring Boot</description>
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index f8fd3aae2..cdbc43e92 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.14.0</version>
+    <version>1.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-examples</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.14.0</version>
+  <version>1.14.1-rc-1</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-examples</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4a29fb56f..379ea0d72 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.14.0</version>
+  <version>1.14.1-rc-1</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/v1.14.4/dapr/proto</dapr.proto.baseurl>
-    <dapr.sdk.version>1.14.0</dapr.sdk.version>
-    <dapr.sdk.alpha.version>0.14.0</dapr.sdk.alpha.version>
+    <dapr.sdk.version>1.14.1-rc-1</dapr.sdk.version>
+    <dapr.sdk.alpha.version>0.14.1-rc-1</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 9380f077a..29277d66d 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>1.14.0</version>
+    <version>1.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-actors</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.14.0</version>
+  <version>1.14.1-rc-1</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 a78d3cf10..c958b82be 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>1.14.0</version>
+    <version>1.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-autogen</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.14.0</version>
+  <version>1.14.1-rc-1</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 9087dbfed..20e538028 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>1.14.0</version>
+    <version>1.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-springboot</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.14.0</version>
+  <version>1.14.1-rc-1</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 fa7661ab5..8bec33ea7 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>1.14.0</version>
+    <version>1.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-tests</artifactId>
-  <version>1.14.0</version>
+  <version>1.14.1-rc-1</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>1.14.0</dapr.sdk.version>
-    <dapr.sdk.alpha.version>0.14.0</dapr.sdk.alpha.version>
+    <dapr.sdk.version>1.14.1-rc-1</dapr.sdk.version>
+    <dapr.sdk.alpha.version>0.14.1-rc-1</dapr.sdk.alpha.version>
     <protobuf.output.directory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources</protobuf.output.directory>
     <protobuf.input.directory>${project.basedir}/proto</protobuf.input.directory>
     <grpc.version>1.69.0</grpc.version>
diff --git a/sdk-workflows/pom.xml b/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
index 3b1cb3a54..243ff9a9c 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>1.14.0</version>
+    <version>1.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-workflows</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>0.14.0</version>
+  <version>0.14.1-rc-1</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-workflows</name>
   <description>SDK for Workflows on Dapr</description>
 
diff --git a/sdk/pom.xml b/sdk/pom.xml
index 055f2c8ca..441b419d8 100644
--- a/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.14.0</version>
+    <version>1.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.14.0</version>
+  <version>1.14.1-rc-1</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 495adfe41..51a326389 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>0.14.0</version>
+    <version>0.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>consumer-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
index 757bdba77..525aff12d 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>1.14.0</version>
+    <version>1.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>spring-boot-examples</artifactId>
-  <version>0.14.0</version>
+  <version>0.14.1-rc-1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml
index 096f65844..168a014d9 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>0.14.0</version>
+    <version>0.14.1-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>producer-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml b/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml
index 48c5a3176..0cdc65b14 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>1.14.0</version>
+        <version>1.14.1-rc-1</version>
     </parent>
 
 	<artifactId>testcontainers-dapr</artifactId>
 	<name>testcontainers-dapr</name>
 	<description>Testcontainers Dapr Module</description>
-    <version>0.14.0</version>
+    <version>0.14.1-rc-1</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<dependencies>