diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index f5fffffed8..240ab9fe07 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -18,19 +18,20 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-spring-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
+      <artifactId>dapr-sdk-actors</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-spring-messaging</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-spring-workflows</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -71,9 +72,20 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
       <artifactId>testcontainers-dapr</artifactId>
-      <version>${dapr.sdk.alpha.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <plugins>
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 141c28cedb..2bca355e88 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
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
             <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-tests</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
             <artifactId>testcontainers-dapr</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
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 a57f708daa..ff916ac25e 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
@@ -23,27 +23,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-sdk-springboot</artifactId>
-      <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-spring-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-spring-messaging</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-spring-workflows</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml
index b9210d0584..e0e3425f68 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
       <artifactId>testcontainers-dapr</artifactId>
-      <version>${dapr.sdk.alpha.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
index bd6efe151b..bf7b8b3be1 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
       <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-data-keyvalue</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
+      <artifactId>dapr-sdk</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-messaging/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-messaging/pom.xml
index d5d50ef4ed..6ab4ce2301 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-messaging/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-messaging/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@
   <description>Dapr Spring Messaging</description>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
+      <artifactId>dapr-sdk</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/pom.xml
index 2182b60908..bac4ab7d2c 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/pom.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,17 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-sdk-workflows</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
index 740f7cdd16..f332fb217d 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@
   </modules>
 
   <properties>
-    <springboot.version>3.2.6</springboot.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
     <testcontainers.version>1.19.8</testcontainers.version>
-    <junit.version>5.10.2</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>5.11.2</junit.version>
+    <dapr.spring.version>0.16.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.spring.version>
+    <springboot.version>3.2.6</springboot.version>
+    <springframework.version>6.1.8</springframework.version>
     <logback-core.version>1.4.14</logback-core.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -44,32 +46,121 @@
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
         <version>${springboot.version}</version>
         <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dapr-sdk</artifactId>
+        <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dapr-sdk-actors</artifactId>
+        <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dapr-sdk-workflows</artifactId>
+        <version>${dapr.sdk.alpha.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dapr-spring-data</artifactId>
+        <version>${dapr.spring.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dapr-spring-messaging</artifactId>
+        <version>${dapr.spring.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dapr-spring-workflows</artifactId>
+        <version>${dapr.spring.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
+        <version>${dapr.spring.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dapr-sdk-springboot</artifactId>
+        <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+        <version>${springframework.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
+        <version>${springframework.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+
+      <!-- Spring dependencies -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
+        <version>${springframework.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
+        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure-processor</artifactId>
+        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-tests</artifactId>
+        <version>${dapr.spring.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+
+      <!-- Test dependencies -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
         <version>${junit.version}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit-jupiter-params</artifactId>
         <version>${junit.version}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
         <version>${junit.version}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
         <version>${junit.version}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
         <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
@@ -79,46 +170,6 @@
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
-  <dependencies>
-    <!-- Dapr dependencies -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
-      <artifactId>dapr-sdk</artifactId>
-      <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
-      <artifactId>dapr-sdk-actors</artifactId>
-      <version>${dapr.sdk.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-
-    <!-- Spring dependencies -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
-      <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
-
-    <!-- Test dependencies -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-      <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c0c67a89d4..a5d3205695 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <project
-    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+        xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+        xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@
         <version>${grpc.version}</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
-      <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0</version>
-    </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+        <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1.0</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
         <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@
         <artifactId>spring-boot-testcontainers</artifactId>
         <version>${springboot.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
+        <artifactId>testcontainers-dapr</artifactId>
+        <version>${dapr.sdk.alpha.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
         <artifactId>toxiproxy</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
index ad64eb49ab..8bb5e715d7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@
       <artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>