diff --git a/.github/workflows/dapr-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/dapr-deploy.yml
index d4cf4e25..0a14fe23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dapr-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dapr-deploy.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       DAPR_INSTALL_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/master/install/install.sh
-      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: 1.5.1-rc.3
+      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: 1.6.0-rc.3
       DAPR_NAMESPACE: dapr-system
       TEST_CLUSTER_NAME: dapr-seattle
       TEST_RESOURCE_GROUP: dapr-test
diff --git a/feed-generator/feed-generator.csproj b/feed-generator/feed-generator.csproj
index cb6e1083..6d85f3b3 100644
--- a/feed-generator/feed-generator.csproj
+++ b/feed-generator/feed-generator.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.AspNetCore" Version="1.5.0-rc01" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.AspNetCore" Version="1.6.0-rc01" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net" Version="3.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/hashtag-actor/hashtag-actor.csproj b/hashtag-actor/hashtag-actor.csproj
index 69019165..1930e0d2 100644
--- a/hashtag-actor/hashtag-actor.csproj
+++ b/hashtag-actor/hashtag-actor.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore" Version="1.5.0-rc01" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore" Version="1.6.0-rc01" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net" Version="3.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/hashtag-counter/hashtag-counter.csproj b/hashtag-counter/hashtag-counter.csproj
index de804afa..11b89bb9 100644
--- a/hashtag-counter/hashtag-counter.csproj
+++ b/hashtag-counter/hashtag-counter.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore" Version="1.5.0-rc01" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore" Version="1.6.0-rc01" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net" Version="3.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/message-analyzer/message-analyzer.csproj b/message-analyzer/message-analyzer.csproj
index d360aa6f..2469e95d 100644
--- a/message-analyzer/message-analyzer.csproj
+++ b/message-analyzer/message-analyzer.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.AspNetCore" Version="1.5.0-rc01" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.AspNetCore" Version="1.6.0-rc01" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net" Version="3.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/pubsub-workflow/pubsub-workflow.csproj b/pubsub-workflow/pubsub-workflow.csproj
index 2d6cefea..cefd0d18 100644
--- a/pubsub-workflow/pubsub-workflow.csproj
+++ b/pubsub-workflow/pubsub-workflow.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.AspNetCore" Version="1.5.0-rc01" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.AspNetCore" Version="1.6.0-rc01" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net" Version="3.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/snapshot/snapshot.csproj b/snapshot/snapshot.csproj
index 9179a4da..f46a8af7 100644
--- a/snapshot/snapshot.csproj
+++ b/snapshot/snapshot.csproj
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore" Version="1.5.0-rc01" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.AspNetCore" Version="1.5.0-rc01" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore" Version="1.6.0-rc01" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.AspNetCore" Version="1.6.0-rc01" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net" Version="3.5.0" />
 
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/validation-worker/validation-worker.csproj b/validation-worker/validation-worker.csproj
index c59b5df9..4f0fa467 100644
--- a/validation-worker/validation-worker.csproj
+++ b/validation-worker/validation-worker.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.AspNetCore" Version="1.5.0-rc01" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Dapr.AspNetCore" Version="1.6.0-rc01" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net" Version="3.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>