diff --git a/messaging-modules/dapr/pom.xml b/messaging-modules/dapr/pom.xml
index 8d61813d57c8..e6d3dad3371f 100755
--- a/messaging-modules/dapr/pom.xml
+++ b/messaging-modules/dapr/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
                 <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dapr-spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
                 <version>${dapr.version}</version>
+                <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@
     </dependencyManagement>
 
     <properties>
-        <dapr.version>0.14.0-rc-9</dapr.version>
-        <testcontainers.version>1.20.6</testcontainers.version>
+        <dapr.version>1.16.0</dapr.version>
+        <testcontainers.version>1.21.3</testcontainers.version>
         <rest-assured.version>5.5.1</rest-assured.version>
     </properties>