diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml
index 46b1c7af..0f915e85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_examples.yaml
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: azure/setup-helm@v4
       - name: Determine latest Dapr Runtime version (including prerelease)
         run: |
-          RUNTIME_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/dapr/dapr/releases" | sort -r | grep '"tag_name"' | head -n 1 | cut -d ':' -f2 | tr -d '",v ')
+          RUNTIME_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/dapr/dapr/releases" | grep '"tag_name"' | head -n 1 | cut -d ':' -f2 | tr -d '",v ')
           echo "DAPR_RUNTIME_VER=$RUNTIME_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "Found $RUNTIME_VERSION"
       - name: Determine latest Dapr Cli version (including prerelease)
         run: |
-          CLI_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/dapr/cli/releases" | sort -r | grep '"tag_name"' | head -n 1 | cut -d ':' -f2 | tr -d '",v ')
+          CLI_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/dapr/cli/releases" | grep '"tag_name"' | head -n 1 | cut -d ':' -f2 | tr -d '",v ')
           echo "DAPR_CLI_VER=$CLI_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "Found $CLI_VERSION"
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python_ver }}
diff --git a/dapr/version/version.py b/dapr/version/version.py
index 3f05a366..fdf522d6 100644
--- a/dapr/version/version.py
+++ b/dapr/version/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 limitations under the License.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.17.0rc5'
+__version__ = '1.17.0'
diff --git a/examples/demo_actor/demo_actor/requirements.txt b/examples/demo_actor/demo_actor/requirements.txt
index d25bd73c..e7dfbbb4 100644
--- a/examples/demo_actor/demo_actor/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/demo_actor/demo_actor/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-dapr-ext-fastapi>=1.17.0rc5
+dapr-ext-fastapi>=1.17.0
diff --git a/examples/demo_workflow/demo_workflow/requirements.txt b/examples/demo_workflow/demo_workflow/requirements.txt
index a37eb649..21aa9945 100644
--- a/examples/demo_workflow/demo_workflow/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/demo_workflow/demo_workflow/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-dapr-ext-workflow>=1.17.0rc5
+dapr-ext-workflow>=1.17.0
diff --git a/examples/invoke-binding/README.md b/examples/invoke-binding/README.md
index c90ff1df..e92d9c65 100644
--- a/examples/invoke-binding/README.md
+++ b/examples/invoke-binding/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ sleep: 5
 2. Start Receiver (expose gRPC server receiver on port 50051)
 
 ```bash
-dapr run --app-id receiver --app-protocol grpc --app-port 50051 --resources-path ./components python3 invoke-input-binding.py
+dapr run --app-id receiver --app-protocol grpc --app-port 50051 --dapr-http-port 3501 --dapr-grpc-port 50101 --resources-path ./components python3 invoke-input-binding.py
 ```
 
 <!-- END_STEP -->
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ sleep: 5
 -->
 
 ```bash
-dapr run --app-id publisher --app-protocol grpc --resources-path ./components python3 invoke-output-binding.py
+dapr run --app-id publisher --app-protocol grpc --dapr-http-port 3502 --dapr-grpc-port 50102 --resources-path ./components python3 invoke-output-binding.py
 ```
 
 <!-- END_STEP -->
diff --git a/examples/invoke-binding/docker-compose-single-kafka.yml b/examples/invoke-binding/docker-compose-single-kafka.yml
index 01dfa394..b6dee6e9 100644
--- a/examples/invoke-binding/docker-compose-single-kafka.yml
+++ b/examples/invoke-binding/docker-compose-single-kafka.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 
-version: '2'
 services:
   zookeeper:
     image: wurstmeister/zookeeper:latest
diff --git a/examples/invoke-simple/requirements.txt b/examples/invoke-simple/requirements.txt
index 5594afea..9f43b9d7 100644
--- a/examples/invoke-simple/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/invoke-simple/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-dapr-ext-grpc >= 1.17.0rc5
-dapr >= 1.17.0rc5
+dapr-ext-grpc >= 1.17.0
+dapr >= 1.17.0
diff --git a/examples/workflow/README.md b/examples/workflow/README.md
index e27f4c78..22a55e86 100644
--- a/examples/workflow/README.md
+++ b/examples/workflow/README.md
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ sleep: 20
 -->
 
 ```sh
-dapr run --app-id wfexample3 python3 cross-app3.py &
-dapr run --app-id wfexample2 python3 cross-app2.py &
-dapr run --app-id wfexample1 python3 cross-app1.py
+dapr run --app-id wfexample3 --dapr-http-port 3503 --dapr-grpc-port 50103 -- python3 cross-app3.py &
+dapr run --app-id wfexample2 --dapr-http-port 3502 --dapr-grpc-port 50102 -- python3 cross-app2.py &
+dapr run --app-id wfexample1 --dapr-http-port 3501 --dapr-grpc-port 50101 -- python3 cross-app1.py
 ```
 <!-- END_STEP -->
 
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@ sleep: 20
 
 ```sh
 export ERROR_ACTIVITY_MODE=true
-dapr run --app-id wfexample3 python3 cross-app3.py &
-dapr run --app-id wfexample2 python3 cross-app2.py &
-dapr run --app-id wfexample1 python3 cross-app1.py
+dapr run --app-id wfexample3 --dapr-http-port 3503 --dapr-grpc-port 50103 -- python3 cross-app3.py &
+dapr run --app-id wfexample2 --dapr-http-port 3502 --dapr-grpc-port 50102 -- python3 cross-app2.py &
+dapr run --app-id wfexample1 --dapr-http-port 3501 --dapr-grpc-port 50101 -- python3 cross-app1.py
 ```
 <!-- END_STEP -->
 
@@ -445,9 +445,9 @@ sleep: 20
 
 ```sh
 export ERROR_WORKFLOW_MODE=true
-dapr run --app-id wfexample3 python3 cross-app3.py &
-dapr run --app-id wfexample2 python3 cross-app2.py &
-dapr run --app-id wfexample1 python3 cross-app1.py
+dapr run --app-id wfexample3 --dapr-http-port 3503 --dapr-grpc-port 50103 -- python3 cross-app3.py &
+dapr run --app-id wfexample2 --dapr-http-port 3502 --dapr-grpc-port 50102 -- python3 cross-app2.py &
+dapr run --app-id wfexample1 --dapr-http-port 3501 --dapr-grpc-port 50101 -- python3 cross-app1.py
 ```
 <!-- END_STEP -->
 
diff --git a/examples/workflow/requirements.txt b/examples/workflow/requirements.txt
index 3a14e4b3..90995fd6 100644
--- a/examples/workflow/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/workflow/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-dapr-ext-workflow>=1.17.0rc5
-dapr>=1.17.0rc5
+dapr-ext-workflow>=1.17.0
+dapr>=1.17.0
diff --git a/ext/dapr-ext-fastapi/dapr/ext/fastapi/version.py b/ext/dapr-ext-fastapi/dapr/ext/fastapi/version.py
index 3f05a366..fdf522d6 100644
--- a/ext/dapr-ext-fastapi/dapr/ext/fastapi/version.py
+++ b/ext/dapr-ext-fastapi/dapr/ext/fastapi/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 limitations under the License.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.17.0rc5'
+__version__ = '1.17.0'
diff --git a/ext/dapr-ext-fastapi/setup.cfg b/ext/dapr-ext-fastapi/setup.cfg
index a4c2f362..0e34f2bf 100644
--- a/ext/dapr-ext-fastapi/setup.cfg
+++ b/ext/dapr-ext-fastapi/setup.cfg
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.10
 packages = find_namespace:
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-    dapr >= 1.17.0rc5
+    dapr >= 1.17.0
     uvicorn >= 0.11.6
     fastapi >= 0.60.1
 
diff --git a/ext/dapr-ext-grpc/dapr/ext/grpc/version.py b/ext/dapr-ext-grpc/dapr/ext/grpc/version.py
index 3f05a366..fdf522d6 100644
--- a/ext/dapr-ext-grpc/dapr/ext/grpc/version.py
+++ b/ext/dapr-ext-grpc/dapr/ext/grpc/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 limitations under the License.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.17.0rc5'
+__version__ = '1.17.0'
diff --git a/ext/dapr-ext-grpc/setup.cfg b/ext/dapr-ext-grpc/setup.cfg
index ddf54f70..98bfb36e 100644
--- a/ext/dapr-ext-grpc/setup.cfg
+++ b/ext/dapr-ext-grpc/setup.cfg
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.10
 packages = find_namespace:
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-    dapr >= 1.17.0rc5
+    dapr >= 1.17.0
     cloudevents >= 1.0.0
 
 [options.packages.find]
diff --git a/ext/dapr-ext-langgraph/dapr/ext/langgraph/version.py b/ext/dapr-ext-langgraph/dapr/ext/langgraph/version.py
index dbbeed39..3c617896 100644
--- a/ext/dapr-ext-langgraph/dapr/ext/langgraph/version.py
+++ b/ext/dapr-ext-langgraph/dapr/ext/langgraph/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 limitations under the License.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.17.0rc5'
+__version__ = '1.17.0'
diff --git a/ext/dapr-ext-langgraph/setup.cfg b/ext/dapr-ext-langgraph/setup.cfg
index 3c93439e..3ceb5bbd 100644
--- a/ext/dapr-ext-langgraph/setup.cfg
+++ b/ext/dapr-ext-langgraph/setup.cfg
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.10
 packages = find_namespace:
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-    dapr >= 1.17.0rc5
+    dapr >= 1.17.0
     langgraph >= 0.3.6
     langchain >= 0.1.17
     python-ulid >= 3.0.0
diff --git a/ext/dapr-ext-strands/dapr/ext/strands/version.py b/ext/dapr-ext-strands/dapr/ext/strands/version.py
index dbbeed39..3c617896 100644
--- a/ext/dapr-ext-strands/dapr/ext/strands/version.py
+++ b/ext/dapr-ext-strands/dapr/ext/strands/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 limitations under the License.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.17.0rc5'
+__version__ = '1.17.0'
diff --git a/ext/dapr-ext-strands/setup.cfg b/ext/dapr-ext-strands/setup.cfg
index 0dfbd87a..5b828e04 100644
--- a/ext/dapr-ext-strands/setup.cfg
+++ b/ext/dapr-ext-strands/setup.cfg
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.10
 packages = find_namespace:
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-    dapr >= 1.17.0rc5
+    dapr >= 1.17.0
     strands-agents
     strands-agents-tools
     python-ulid >= 3.0.0
diff --git a/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/dapr/ext/workflow/version.py b/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/dapr/ext/workflow/version.py
index 3f05a366..fdf522d6 100644
--- a/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/dapr/ext/workflow/version.py
+++ b/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/dapr/ext/workflow/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 limitations under the License.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.17.0rc5'
+__version__ = '1.17.0'
diff --git a/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/setup.cfg b/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/setup.cfg
index 5f413f2d..bd5a4153 100644
--- a/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/setup.cfg
+++ b/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/setup.cfg
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.10
 packages = find_namespace:
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-    dapr >= 1.17.0rc5
+    dapr >= 1.17.0
     durabletask-dapr >= 0.2.0a19
 
 [options.packages.find]
diff --git a/ext/flask_dapr/flask_dapr/version.py b/ext/flask_dapr/flask_dapr/version.py
index 3f05a366..fdf522d6 100644
--- a/ext/flask_dapr/flask_dapr/version.py
+++ b/ext/flask_dapr/flask_dapr/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 limitations under the License.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.17.0rc5'
+__version__ = '1.17.0'
diff --git a/ext/flask_dapr/setup.cfg b/ext/flask_dapr/setup.cfg
index 2755f5bc..05ebd59e 100644
--- a/ext/flask_dapr/setup.cfg
+++ b/ext/flask_dapr/setup.cfg
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ include_package_data = true
 zip_safe = false
 install_requires =
     Flask >= 1.1
-    dapr >= 1.17.0rc5
+    dapr >= 1.17.0
 
 [options.package_data]
 flask_dapr =