From ed8d6a01313f655b10e85f2ce41f29f2eced0be8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dapr Bot <daprweb@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 12:44:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Release 1.18.0-rc-1

Signed-off-by: Dapr Bot <daprweb@microsoft.com>
---
 dapr-spring/dapr-spring-6-data/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 dapr-spring/dapr-spring-bom/pom.xml                           | 4 ++--
 dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-4-autoconfigure/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-observation/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-properties/pom.xml               | 2 +-
 .../dapr-spring-boot-4-starter-test/pom.xml                   | 2 +-
 .../dapr-spring-boot-4-starter/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 .../dapr-spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 .../dapr-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 dapr-spring/dapr-spring-messaging/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 dapr-spring/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 durabletask-client/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 examples/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 pom.xml                                                       | 4 ++--
 sdk-actors/pom.xml                                            | 2 +-
 sdk-autogen/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 sdk-bom/pom.xml                                               | 4 ++--
 sdk-springboot/pom.xml                                        | 2 +-
 sdk-tests/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 sdk-workflows/pom.xml                                         | 2 +-
 sdk/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 spring-boot-4-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml                   | 2 +-
 spring-boot-4-examples/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 spring-boot-4-examples/producer-app/pom.xml                   | 2 +-
 .../workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml | 2 +-
 spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml | 2 +-
 spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml             | 2 +-
 spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/pom.xml                      | 2 +-
 spring-boot-4-sdk-tests/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 spring-boot-examples/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml | 2 +-
 spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 spring-boot-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml               | 2 +-
 spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 .../workflows/versioning/full-version-worker-one/pom.xml      | 2 +-
 .../workflows/versioning/full-version-worker-two/pom.xml      | 2 +-
 .../workflows/versioning/patch-version-worker-one/pom.xml     | 2 +-
 .../workflows/versioning/patch-version-worker-two/pom.xml     | 2 +-
 spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/pom.xml             | 2 +-
 .../workflows/versioning/version-orchestrator/pom.xml         | 2 +-
 testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 51 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-6-data/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-6-data/pom.xml
index 46411f07c3..64aa7dd5a6 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-6-data/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-6-data/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-bom/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-bom/pom.xml
index d15820a210..80efd43dd5 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-bom/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
   <artifactId>dapr-spring-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>dapr-spring-bom</name>
   <description>Dapr Spring Bill of Materials (BOM). Import this POM to manage versions
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <gpg.skip>true</gpg.skip>
-    <dapr.sdk.version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.sdk.version>
+    <dapr.sdk.version>1.18.0-rc-1</dapr.sdk.version>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-4-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-4-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 5ed01dc328..75c3fa124e 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-4-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-4-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 5d13434f14..ee3e5817da 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>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-observation/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-observation/pom.xml
index c78b98cc94..4f008b0139 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-observation/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-observation/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-properties/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-properties/pom.xml
index 548c277621..516bbba839 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-properties/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-properties/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-4-starter-test/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-4-starter-test/pom.xml
index 47be20f17d..0ebc19c340 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-4-starter-test/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-4-starter-test/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
       <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
       <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-4-starter/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-4-starter/pom.xml
index 4744517a8d..0f31067c64 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-4-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-4-starter/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
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 93ef0935fc..88f711eebe 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>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0-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 a1c5a284f6..c77d843c2a 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>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-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 c08d82ac84..7de18a4c7d 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>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
index c6f9ac4e23..1b6d9d5d91 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-spring-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-messaging/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-messaging/pom.xml
index 94fb975fd0..11d842335a 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>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/pom.xml
index 14f2da176e..efb05e7063 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>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/dapr-spring/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
index d2f35baaab..813357f49e 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/durabletask-client/pom.xml b/durabletask-client/pom.xml
index cdceed2aa1..5e5107473d 100644
--- a/durabletask-client/pom.xml
+++ b/durabletask-client/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 88119859aa..a8c33fd32a 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b6c3379889..1e45810dff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
   <name>dapr-sdk-parent</name>
   <description>SDK for Dapr.</description>
   <url>https://dapr.io</url>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>
     <dapr.proto.baseurl>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/dapr/v1.18.0-rc.3/dapr/proto</dapr.proto.baseurl>
     <durabletask.proto.baseurl>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/durabletask-protobuf/main/protos</durabletask.proto.baseurl>
-    <dapr.sdk.version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.sdk.version>
+    <dapr.sdk.version>1.18.0-rc-1</dapr.sdk.version>
     <os-maven-plugin.version>1.7.1</os-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
     <maven-antrun-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-antrun-plugin.version>
diff --git a/sdk-actors/pom.xml b/sdk-actors/pom.xml
index 18645d97a6..59ab3003cf 100644
--- a/sdk-actors/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-actors/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/sdk-autogen/pom.xml b/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
index 083988f535..559dd322d9 100644
--- a/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-autogen/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/sdk-bom/pom.xml b/sdk-bom/pom.xml
index 8cd40c6574..6c292e3a33 100644
--- a/sdk-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-bom/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
   <artifactId>dapr-sdk-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>dapr-sdk-bom</name>
   <description>Dapr SDK Bill of Materials (BOM) for the core SDK modules. Import this POM
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <gpg.skip>true</gpg.skip>
-    <dapr.sdk.version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</dapr.sdk.version>
+    <dapr.sdk.version>1.18.0-rc-1</dapr.sdk.version>
     <!-- TODO: Remove netty-bom override once gRPC ships with Netty >= 4.1.132 (CVE-2026-33871, CVE-2026-33870) -->
     <netty.version>4.1.132.Final</netty.version>
     <jackson.version>2.21.2</jackson.version>
diff --git a/sdk-springboot/pom.xml b/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
index d2ea1706e0..a7ceb25eeb 100644
--- a/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/sdk-tests/pom.xml b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
index 050123ce6b..db50656522 100644
--- a/sdk-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/sdk-workflows/pom.xml b/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
index f0fd66fd11..f94870078a 100644
--- a/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-workflows/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/sdk/pom.xml b/sdk/pom.xml
index 43c0f625e3..349eaa27ff 100644
--- a/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-4-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-4-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
index b2ae3dfb2e..27eed8e81e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-4-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-4-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-4-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-4-examples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-4-examples/pom.xml
index 42e018a81a..77761bd15a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-4-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-4-examples/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-4-examples/producer-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-4-examples/producer-app/pom.xml
index 3cdeb81f1c..24eddeab8c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-4-examples/producer-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-4-examples/producer-app/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-4-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml
index 4fcc0645e7..d3fc5bcf60 100644
--- a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>sb4-multi-app</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
index 3788daa606..0c047ef1f0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>sb4-workflows</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml
index 960ff3dfc1..21d33025c3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>sb4-multi-app</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml
index 0edda5993b..9d727f54ed 100644
--- a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>sb4-multi-app</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml
index cdf0a4652c..5b149ac3cc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>sb4-workflows</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/pom.xml b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/pom.xml
index e74c2392a5..2d21a3febf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-4-examples/workflows/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-4-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-4-sdk-tests/pom.xml b/spring-boot-4-sdk-tests/pom.xml
index f7533bed93..d823aa5aaa 100644
--- a/spring-boot-4-sdk-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-4-sdk-tests/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
index f551c05496..caa841fad4 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>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
index 5be4902938..25bffa0e0f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml
index 4b542f6a20..77c886cc2c 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>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml
index 5a1a22fe55..97769ee927 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/orchestrator/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>multi-app</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
index 5c05771355..46f51a2a17 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>workflows</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml
index 5572d6f3da..20221ce441 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-one/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>multi-app</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml
index 6175187e34..eacf792486 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/worker-two/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>multi-app</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml
index c3ec262f68..507c2bac23 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/patterns/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>workflows</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
index c79b064d26..b4c613f181 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/full-version-worker-one/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/full-version-worker-one/pom.xml
index 9f53cf3dd0..f2ddddba1b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/full-version-worker-one/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/full-version-worker-one/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>versioning</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/full-version-worker-two/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/full-version-worker-two/pom.xml
index a441cb678a..306d4b78a4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/full-version-worker-two/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/full-version-worker-two/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>versioning</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/patch-version-worker-one/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/patch-version-worker-one/pom.xml
index 937f4e794d..3dbec298c7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/patch-version-worker-one/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/patch-version-worker-one/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>versioning</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/patch-version-worker-two/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/patch-version-worker-two/pom.xml
index b16d36736f..e2838a3f27 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/patch-version-worker-two/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/patch-version-worker-two/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>versioning</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/pom.xml
index e3a9813380..2888cb1dd1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>workflows</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/version-orchestrator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/version-orchestrator/pom.xml
index 6ff543a2b1..9fbb8db6a0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/version-orchestrator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/versioning/version-orchestrator/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
     <artifactId>versioning</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml b/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml
index f76b23efa6..caf86ad0bd 100644
--- a/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml
+++ b/testcontainers-dapr/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
         <artifactId>dapr-sdk-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 

From 0128bf671ea021f2a5b076709670bce76378498b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dapr Bot <56698301+dapr-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 07:28:37 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix(release): install dapr-sdk-bom locally before bumping
 dapr-spring-bom (#1744) (#1745)

The release script bumps the dapr.sdk.version property in all reactor
POMs (including dapr-spring-bom) before bumping the standalone BOMs.
The later 'mvn versions:set -f dapr-spring/dapr-spring-bom/pom.xml'
runs in single-POM mode (no reactor) and tries to resolve the import
dapr-sdk-bom at the new version, which is not yet installed.

Install sdk-bom into the local repo between the two BOM updates so the
import resolves.


(cherry picked from commit 2c038f4726bb0a924f842ea3226510e49375a60a)

Signed-off-by: Javier Aliaga <javier@diagrid.io>
Co-authored-by: Javier Aliaga <javier@diagrid.io>
Co-authored-by: Siri Varma Vegiraju <siri.varma@outlook.com>
---
 .github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh b/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh
index b2e1033be9..a87f88e3b4 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_sdk_version.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=dapr.sdk.version -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SD
 # BOMs are standalone (no parent), so versions:set skips them — update explicitly.
 mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_VERSION -f sdk-bom/pom.xml
 mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=dapr.sdk.version -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_VERSION -f sdk-bom/pom.xml
+# Install dapr-sdk-bom locally so dapr-spring-bom's import can resolve when loaded with -f (no reactor).
+mvn install -N -DskipTests -f sdk-bom/pom.xml
 mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_VERSION -f dapr-spring/dapr-spring-bom/pom.xml
 mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=dapr.sdk.version -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_VERSION -f dapr-spring/dapr-spring-bom/pom.xml
 mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=dapr.sdk.alpha.version -DnewVersion=$DAPR_JAVA_SDK_ALPHA_VERSION -f sdk-tests/pom.xml

From e1f94b9dd8b8ac518042dc010785878dc91afd2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Siri Varma Vegiraju <s_vegiraju@apple.com>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 02:42:37 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] feat: add dead-letter topic support to streaming
 subscriptions (#1608) (#1746)

Adds optional deadLetterTopic parameter to the streaming subscribe APIs
on DaprPreviewClient / DaprClientImpl, wiring it through to the
SubscribeTopicEventsRequestInitialAlpha1.dead_letter_topic proto field.

New overloads:
- subscribeToEvents(pubsubName, topic, deadLetterTopic, listener, type)
- subscribeToTopic(pubsubName, topic, deadLetterTopic, type)
- subscribeToTopic(pubsubName, topic, deadLetterTopic, type, metadata)

Existing methods delegate to the new ones with a null deadLetterTopic,
and the field is only set on the request when a non-empty value is
provided. Adds unit tests covering both presence and absence of the
field on the gRPC initial frame.

Fixes: https://github.com/dapr/java-sdk/issues/1608

Signed-off-by: Siri Varma Vegiraju <s_vegiraju@apple.com>
Co-authored-by: Siri Varma Vegiraju <s_vegiraju@apple.com>
(cherry picked from commit 93c5acc7751a91f6cb89092c5c4cda7d198550e8)
---
 .../io/dapr/examples/pubsub/stream/README.md  |  39 +++
 .../stream/SubscriberWithDeadLetter.java      | 104 ++++++++
 .../dapr/it/pubsub/stream/PubSubStreamIT.java |  75 ++++++
 .../java/io/dapr/client/DaprClientImpl.java   |  50 +++-
 .../io/dapr/client/DaprPreviewClient.java     |  49 ++++
 .../client/DaprPreviewClientGrpcTest.java     | 248 ++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 560 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/pubsub/stream/SubscriberWithDeadLetter.java

diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/pubsub/stream/README.md b/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/pubsub/stream/README.md
index 0f10980988..969138738e 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/pubsub/stream/README.md
+++ b/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/pubsub/stream/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,38 @@ client.subscribeToTopic(PUBSUB_NAME, topicName, TypeRef.STRING, Map.of("rawPaylo
     .blockLast();
 ```
 
+### Subscription with a Dead-Letter Topic
+
+For workloads that need to forward unprocessable messages to a dead-letter topic,
+use the listener-based `subscribeToEvents` overload that accepts a
+`deadLetterTopic` argument. When the listener returns `Status.DROP`, the Dapr
+runtime publishes the message to the configured dead-letter topic:
+
+```java
+var listener = new SubscriptionListener<String>() {
+  @Override
+  public Mono<Status> onEvent(CloudEvent<String> event) {
+    if (shouldRejectMessage(event)) {
+      return Mono.just(Status.DROP); // forwarded to deadLetterTopicName
+    }
+    return Mono.just(Status.SUCCESS);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onError(RuntimeException exception) {
+    System.out.println("Subscriber got exception: " + exception.getMessage());
+  }
+};
+
+try (var subscription = client.subscribeToEvents(
+        PUBSUB_NAME, topicName, deadLetterTopicName, listener, TypeRef.STRING)) {
+  subscription.awaitTermination();
+}
+```
+
+See [SubscriberWithDeadLetter.java](SubscriberWithDeadLetter.java) for a complete example
+that consumes the dead-letter topic in the same process.
+
 ### Subscription Lifecycle
 
 The examples use `blockLast()` to keep the subscriber running indefinitely. For production use cases requiring explicit subscription lifecycle control, you can use `.subscribe()` which returns a `Disposable` that can be disposed via `disposable.dispose()`.
@@ -138,6 +170,13 @@ Or run the CloudEvent Subscriber example:
 dapr run --resources-path ./components/pubsub --app-id subscriber -- java -jar target/dapr-java-sdk-examples-exec.jar io.dapr.examples.pubsub.stream.SubscriberCloudEvent
 ```
 
+Or run the dead-letter Subscriber example, which routes messages whose payload
+contains "fail" to a dead-letter topic and consumes both topics:
+
+```bash
+dapr run --resources-path ./components/pubsub --app-id subscriber -- java -jar target/dapr-java-sdk-examples-exec.jar io.dapr.examples.pubsub.stream.SubscriberWithDeadLetter
+```
+
 Once the subscriber is running, run the publisher in a new terminal to see the events in the subscriber's side:
 
 <!-- STEP
diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/pubsub/stream/SubscriberWithDeadLetter.java b/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/pubsub/stream/SubscriberWithDeadLetter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fcf91bdb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/pubsub/stream/SubscriberWithDeadLetter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Dapr Authors
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package io.dapr.examples.pubsub.stream;
+
+import io.dapr.client.DaprClientBuilder;
+import io.dapr.client.SubscriptionListener;
+import io.dapr.client.domain.CloudEvent;
+import io.dapr.utils.TypeRef;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+/**
+ * Subscriber using bi-directional gRPC streaming with a dead-letter topic.
+ *
+ * <p>This example demonstrates how to forward failed messages to a dead-letter topic.
+ * The main listener returns {@code Status.DROP} for messages whose payload contains
+ * "fail", which causes the Dapr runtime to publish them to the configured
+ * dead-letter topic. A second subscription consumes the dead-letter topic so the
+ * forwarded messages are visible in the same process.
+ *
+ * <p>Usage:
+ * <ol>
+ *   <li>Build and install jars: {@code mvn clean install}
+ *   <li>cd [repo root]/examples
+ *   <li>Run the subscriber:
+ *       {@code dapr run --resources-path ./components/pubsub --app-id subscriber -- \
+ *         java -jar target/dapr-java-sdk-examples-exec.jar \
+ *         io.dapr.examples.pubsub.stream.SubscriberWithDeadLetter}
+ *   <li>Publish messages from another terminal, e.g. containing the word "fail" to
+ *       see them routed to the dead-letter topic.
+ * </ol>
+ */
+public class SubscriberWithDeadLetter {
+
+  private static final String DEFAULT_TOPIC_NAME = "testingtopic";
+  private static final String DEFAULT_DEAD_LETTER_TOPIC_NAME = "testingtopic-deadletter";
+  private static final String PUBSUB_NAME = "messagebus";
+
+  /**
+   * Main entry point for the dead-letter subscriber example.
+   *
+   * @param args Optional positional args: [topicName] [deadLetterTopicName].
+   * @throws Exception An Exception on startup.
+   */
+  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+    String topicName = args.length >= 1 ? args[0] : DEFAULT_TOPIC_NAME;
+    String deadLetterTopicName = args.length >= 2 ? args[1] : DEFAULT_DEAD_LETTER_TOPIC_NAME;
+
+    try (var client = new DaprClientBuilder().buildPreviewClient()) {
+      System.out.println("Subscribing to dead-letter topic: " + deadLetterTopicName);
+
+      var deadLetterListener = new SubscriptionListener<String>() {
+        @Override
+        public Mono<Status> onEvent(CloudEvent<String> event) {
+          System.out.println("Dead-letter subscriber got: " + event.getData());
+          return Mono.just(Status.SUCCESS);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onError(RuntimeException exception) {
+          System.out.println("Dead-letter subscriber got exception: " + exception.getMessage());
+        }
+      };
+
+      System.out.println("Subscribing to topic: " + topicName
+          + " (dead-letter topic: " + deadLetterTopicName + ")");
+
+      var mainListener = new SubscriptionListener<String>() {
+        @Override
+        public Mono<Status> onEvent(CloudEvent<String> event) {
+          String data = event.getData();
+          if (data != null && data.toLowerCase().contains("fail")) {
+            System.out.println("Subscriber dropping message to dead-letter: " + data);
+            return Mono.just(Status.DROP);
+          }
+          System.out.println("Subscriber got: " + data);
+          return Mono.just(Status.SUCCESS);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onError(RuntimeException exception) {
+          System.out.println("Subscriber got exception: " + exception.getMessage());
+        }
+      };
+
+      try (var deadLetterSubscription = client.subscribeToEvents(
+              PUBSUB_NAME, deadLetterTopicName, deadLetterListener, TypeRef.STRING);
+           var mainSubscription = client.subscribeToEvents(
+              PUBSUB_NAME, topicName, deadLetterTopicName, mainListener, TypeRef.STRING)) {
+        mainSubscription.awaitTermination();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sdk-tests/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/pubsub/stream/PubSubStreamIT.java b/sdk-tests/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/pubsub/stream/PubSubStreamIT.java
index 334bc5232a..9b0b78ef2f 100644
--- a/sdk-tests/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/pubsub/stream/PubSubStreamIT.java
+++ b/sdk-tests/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/pubsub/stream/PubSubStreamIT.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public class PubSubStreamIT extends BaseIT {
   private static final String TOPIC_NAME_FLUX = "stream-topic-flux";
   private static final String TOPIC_NAME_CLOUDEVENT = "stream-topic-cloudevent";
   private static final String TOPIC_NAME_RAWPAYLOAD = "stream-topic-rawpayload";
+  private static final String TOPIC_NAME_DLQ = "stream-topic-dlq";
+  private static final String TOPIC_NAME_DLQ_DEADLETTER = "stream-topic-dlq-deadletter";
   private static final String PUBSUB_NAME = "messagebus";
 
   private final List<DaprRun> runs = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -261,4 +263,77 @@ public void testPubSubRawPayload() throws Exception {
       disposable.dispose();
     }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPubSubDeadLetterTopic() throws Exception {
+    final DaprRun daprRun = closeLater(startDaprApp(
+        this.getClass().getSimpleName() + "-dlq",
+        60000));
+
+    var runId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+    try (DaprClient client = daprRun.newDaprClient();
+         DaprPreviewClient previewClient = daprRun.newDaprPreviewClient()) {
+
+      // Subscribe to the dead-letter topic first so we don't miss any messages.
+      Set<String> deadLetterMessageIds = Collections.synchronizedSet(new HashSet<>());
+      var deadLetterListener = new SubscriptionListener<String>() {
+        @Override
+        public Mono<Status> onEvent(CloudEvent<String> event) {
+          if (event.getData() != null && event.getData().contains(runId)) {
+            deadLetterMessageIds.add(event.getId());
+            System.out.println("Received dead-letter message ID: " + event.getId());
+          }
+          return Mono.just(Status.SUCCESS);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onError(RuntimeException exception) {
+          System.err.println("Dead-letter subscription error: " + exception.getMessage());
+        }
+      };
+
+      // Subscribe to the main topic with a listener that always DROPs, which should
+      // forward the messages to the dead-letter topic.
+      var mainListener = new SubscriptionListener<String>() {
+        @Override
+        public Mono<Status> onEvent(CloudEvent<String> event) {
+          if (event.getData() != null && event.getData().contains(runId)) {
+            System.out.println("Dropping message ID: " + event.getId());
+            return Mono.just(Status.DROP);
+          }
+          return Mono.just(Status.DROP);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onError(RuntimeException exception) {
+          System.err.println("Main subscription error: " + exception.getMessage());
+        }
+      };
+
+      try (var deadLetterSubscription = previewClient.subscribeToEvents(
+              PUBSUB_NAME, TOPIC_NAME_DLQ_DEADLETTER, deadLetterListener, TypeRef.STRING);
+           var mainSubscription = previewClient.subscribeToEvents(
+              PUBSUB_NAME, TOPIC_NAME_DLQ, TOPIC_NAME_DLQ_DEADLETTER, mainListener, TypeRef.STRING)) {
+
+        // Publish messages to the main topic.
+        for (int i = 0; i < NUM_MESSAGES; i++) {
+          String message = String.format("DLQ message #%d for run %s", i, runId);
+          client.publishEvent(PUBSUB_NAME, TOPIC_NAME_DLQ, message).block();
+        }
+
+        callWithRetry(() -> {
+          var count = deadLetterMessageIds.size();
+          System.out.println(
+              String.format("Got %d dead-letter messages out of %d for topic %s.",
+                  count, NUM_MESSAGES, TOPIC_NAME_DLQ_DEADLETTER));
+          assertEquals(NUM_MESSAGES, deadLetterMessageIds.size());
+        }, 120000);
+
+        mainSubscription.close();
+        mainSubscription.awaitTermination();
+        deadLetterSubscription.close();
+        deadLetterSubscription.awaitTermination();
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprClientImpl.java b/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprClientImpl.java
index e5c95ec0d7..3adb3bc37f 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprClientImpl.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprClientImpl.java
@@ -490,14 +490,29 @@ public <T> Mono<BulkPublishResponse<T>> publishEvents(BulkPublishRequest<T> requ
   @Override
   public <T> Subscription subscribeToEvents(
       String pubsubName, String topic, SubscriptionListener<T> listener, TypeRef<T> type) {
-    DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestInitialAlpha1 initialRequest =
+    return subscribeToEvents(pubsubName, topic, null, listener, type);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   */
+  @Override
+  public <T> Subscription subscribeToEvents(
+      String pubsubName,
+      String topic,
+      String deadLetterTopic,
+      SubscriptionListener<T> listener,
+      TypeRef<T> type) {
+    DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestInitialAlpha1.Builder initialRequestBuilder =
         DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestInitialAlpha1.newBuilder()
             .setTopic(topic)
-            .setPubsubName(pubsubName)
-            .build();
+            .setPubsubName(pubsubName);
+    if (deadLetterTopic != null && !deadLetterTopic.isEmpty()) {
+      initialRequestBuilder.setDeadLetterTopic(deadLetterTopic);
+    }
     DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1 request =
         DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1.newBuilder()
-            .setInitialRequest(initialRequest)
+            .setInitialRequest(initialRequestBuilder.build())
             .build();
     return buildSubscription(listener, type, request);
   }
@@ -525,7 +540,7 @@ public <T> Flux<T> subscribeToEvents(String pubsubName, String topic, TypeRef<T>
    */
   @Override
   public <T> Flux<T> subscribeToTopic(String pubsubName, String topic, TypeRef<T> type) {
-    return subscribeToTopic(pubsubName, topic, type, null);
+    return subscribeToTopic(pubsubName, topic, null, type, null);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -533,6 +548,27 @@ public <T> Flux<T> subscribeToTopic(String pubsubName, String topic, TypeRef<T>
    */
   @Override
   public <T> Flux<T> subscribeToTopic(String pubsubName, String topic, TypeRef<T> type, Map<String, String> metadata) {
+    return subscribeToTopic(pubsubName, topic, null, type, metadata);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   */
+  @Override
+  public <T> Flux<T> subscribeToTopic(String pubsubName, String topic, String deadLetterTopic, TypeRef<T> type) {
+    return subscribeToTopic(pubsubName, topic, deadLetterTopic, type, null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   */
+  @Override
+  public <T> Flux<T> subscribeToTopic(
+      String pubsubName,
+      String topic,
+      String deadLetterTopic,
+      TypeRef<T> type,
+      Map<String, String> metadata) {
     DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestInitialAlpha1.Builder initialRequestBuilder =
         DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestInitialAlpha1.newBuilder()
             .setTopic(topic)
@@ -542,6 +578,10 @@ public <T> Flux<T> subscribeToTopic(String pubsubName, String topic, TypeRef<T>
       initialRequestBuilder.putAllMetadata(metadata);
     }
 
+    if (deadLetterTopic != null && !deadLetterTopic.isEmpty()) {
+      initialRequestBuilder.setDeadLetterTopic(deadLetterTopic);
+    }
+
     DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1 request =
         DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1.newBuilder()
             .setInitialRequest(initialRequestBuilder.build())
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprPreviewClient.java b/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprPreviewClient.java
index bb5ae5e1fa..d0d2e3ea66 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprPreviewClient.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprPreviewClient.java
@@ -292,6 +292,25 @@ <T> Mono<BulkPublishResponse<T>> publishEvents(String pubsubName, String topicNa
   <T> Subscription subscribeToEvents(
       String pubsubName, String topic, SubscriptionListener<T> listener, TypeRef<T> type);
 
+  /**
+   * Subscribe to pubsub via streaming with a dead-letter topic.
+   * @param pubsubName Name of the pubsub component.
+   * @param topic Name of the topic to subscribe to.
+   * @param deadLetterTopic Name of the dead-letter topic to forward failed messages to (null or empty to disable).
+   * @param listener Callback methods to process events.
+   * @param type Type for object deserialization.
+   * @param <T> Type of object deserialization.
+   * @return An active subscription.
+   * @deprecated Use {@link #subscribeToTopic(String, String, String, TypeRef)} instead for a more reactive approach.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  <T> Subscription subscribeToEvents(
+      String pubsubName,
+      String topic,
+      String deadLetterTopic,
+      SubscriptionListener<T> listener,
+      TypeRef<T> type);
+
   /**
    * Subscribe to pubsub events via streaming using Project Reactor Flux.
    *
@@ -352,6 +371,36 @@ <T> Subscription subscribeToEvents(
    */
   <T> Flux<T> subscribeToTopic(String pubsubName, String topic, TypeRef<T> type, Map<String, String> metadata);
 
+  /**
+   * Subscribe to pubsub events via streaming using Project Reactor Flux with a dead-letter topic.
+   *
+   * @param pubsubName Name of the pubsub component.
+   * @param topic Name of the topic to subscribe to.
+   * @param deadLetterTopic Name of the dead-letter topic to forward failed messages to (null or empty to disable).
+   * @param type Type for object deserialization.
+   * @return A Flux of deserialized event payloads.
+   * @param <T> Type of the event payload.
+   */
+  <T> Flux<T> subscribeToTopic(String pubsubName, String topic, String deadLetterTopic, TypeRef<T> type);
+
+  /**
+   * Subscribe to pubsub events via streaming using Project Reactor Flux with metadata and dead-letter topic.
+   *
+   * @param pubsubName Name of the pubsub component.
+   * @param topic Name of the topic to subscribe to.
+   * @param deadLetterTopic Name of the dead-letter topic to forward failed messages to (null or empty to disable).
+   * @param type Type for object deserialization.
+   * @param metadata Subscription metadata (e.g., {"rawPayload": "true"}).
+   * @return A Flux of deserialized event payloads.
+   * @param <T> Type of the event payload.
+   */
+  <T> Flux<T> subscribeToTopic(
+      String pubsubName,
+      String topic,
+      String deadLetterTopic,
+      TypeRef<T> type,
+      Map<String, String> metadata);
+
   /*
    * Converse with an LLM.
    *
diff --git a/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/client/DaprPreviewClientGrpcTest.java b/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/client/DaprPreviewClientGrpcTest.java
index ab82896dd1..b8d1f3f6b2 100644
--- a/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/client/DaprPreviewClientGrpcTest.java
+++ b/sdk/src/test/java/io/dapr/client/DaprPreviewClientGrpcTest.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
@@ -948,6 +949,253 @@ public void onCompleted() {
     assertEquals("true", capturedMetadata.get().get("rawPayload"));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void subscribeToEventsWithDeadLetterTopicTest() throws Exception {
+    var pubsubName = "pubsubName";
+    var topicName = "topicName";
+    var deadLetterTopic = "topicName-DLQ";
+    var started = new Semaphore(0);
+    var capturedInitial = new AtomicReference<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestInitialAlpha1>();
+    var gotInitial = new Semaphore(0);
+
+    doAnswer((Answer<StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1>>) invocation -> {
+      StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1> observer =
+          (StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1>) invocation.getArguments()[0];
+
+      new Thread(() -> {
+        try {
+          started.acquire();
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+          throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        observer.onNext(DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1.getDefaultInstance());
+        observer.onCompleted();
+      }).start();
+
+      return new StreamObserver<>() {
+        @Override
+        public void onNext(DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1 request) {
+          if (request.hasInitialRequest()) {
+            capturedInitial.set(request.getInitialRequest());
+            gotInitial.release();
+          }
+          started.release();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onError(Throwable throwable) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onCompleted() {
+        }
+      };
+    }).when(daprStub).subscribeTopicEventsAlpha1(any(StreamObserver.class));
+
+    var subscription = previewClient.subscribeToEvents(
+        pubsubName,
+        topicName,
+        deadLetterTopic,
+        new SubscriptionListener<String>() {
+          @Override
+          public Mono<Status> onEvent(CloudEvent<String> event) {
+            return Mono.just(Status.SUCCESS);
+          }
+
+          @Override
+          public void onError(RuntimeException exception) {
+          }
+        },
+        TypeRef.STRING);
+
+    gotInitial.acquire();
+    subscription.close();
+
+    assertNotNull(capturedInitial.get());
+    assertEquals(pubsubName, capturedInitial.get().getPubsubName());
+    assertEquals(topicName, capturedInitial.get().getTopic());
+    assertTrue(capturedInitial.get().hasDeadLetterTopic());
+    assertEquals(deadLetterTopic, capturedInitial.get().getDeadLetterTopic());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void subscribeToEventsWithoutDeadLetterTopicDoesNotSetFieldTest() throws Exception {
+    var pubsubName = "pubsubName";
+    var topicName = "topicName";
+    var started = new Semaphore(0);
+    var capturedInitial = new AtomicReference<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestInitialAlpha1>();
+    var gotInitial = new Semaphore(0);
+
+    doAnswer((Answer<StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1>>) invocation -> {
+      StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1> observer =
+          (StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1>) invocation.getArguments()[0];
+
+      new Thread(() -> {
+        try {
+          started.acquire();
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+          throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        observer.onNext(DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1.getDefaultInstance());
+        observer.onCompleted();
+      }).start();
+
+      return new StreamObserver<>() {
+        @Override
+        public void onNext(DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1 request) {
+          if (request.hasInitialRequest()) {
+            capturedInitial.set(request.getInitialRequest());
+            gotInitial.release();
+          }
+          started.release();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onError(Throwable throwable) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onCompleted() {
+        }
+      };
+    }).when(daprStub).subscribeTopicEventsAlpha1(any(StreamObserver.class));
+
+    var subscription = previewClient.subscribeToEvents(
+        pubsubName,
+        topicName,
+        new SubscriptionListener<String>() {
+          @Override
+          public Mono<Status> onEvent(CloudEvent<String> event) {
+            return Mono.just(Status.SUCCESS);
+          }
+
+          @Override
+          public void onError(RuntimeException exception) {
+          }
+        },
+        TypeRef.STRING);
+
+    gotInitial.acquire();
+    subscription.close();
+
+    assertNotNull(capturedInitial.get());
+    assertFalse(capturedInitial.get().hasDeadLetterTopic());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void subscribeToTopicWithDeadLetterTopicTest() throws Exception {
+    var pubsubName = "pubsubName";
+    var topicName = "topicName";
+    var deadLetterTopic = "topicName-DLQ";
+    var started = new Semaphore(0);
+    var capturedInitial = new AtomicReference<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestInitialAlpha1>();
+
+    doAnswer((Answer<StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1>>) invocation -> {
+      StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1> observer =
+          (StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1>) invocation.getArguments()[0];
+
+      new Thread(() -> {
+        try {
+          started.acquire();
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+          throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        observer.onNext(DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1.getDefaultInstance());
+        observer.onCompleted();
+      }).start();
+
+      return new StreamObserver<>() {
+        @Override
+        public void onNext(DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1 request) {
+          if (request.hasInitialRequest()) {
+            capturedInitial.set(request.getInitialRequest());
+          }
+          started.release();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onError(Throwable throwable) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onCompleted() {
+        }
+      };
+    }).when(daprStub).subscribeTopicEventsAlpha1(any(StreamObserver.class));
+
+    var disposable = previewClient.subscribeToTopic(pubsubName, topicName, deadLetterTopic, TypeRef.STRING)
+        .subscribe();
+
+    // Wait briefly for the initial request to be captured, then dispose.
+    for (int i = 0; i < 50 && capturedInitial.get() == null; i++) {
+      Thread.sleep(20);
+    }
+    disposable.dispose();
+
+    assertNotNull(capturedInitial.get());
+    assertEquals(pubsubName, capturedInitial.get().getPubsubName());
+    assertEquals(topicName, capturedInitial.get().getTopic());
+    assertTrue(capturedInitial.get().hasDeadLetterTopic());
+    assertEquals(deadLetterTopic, capturedInitial.get().getDeadLetterTopic());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void subscribeToTopicWithDeadLetterTopicAndMetadataTest() throws Exception {
+    var pubsubName = "pubsubName";
+    var topicName = "topicName";
+    var deadLetterTopic = "topicName-DLQ";
+    var started = new Semaphore(0);
+    var capturedInitial = new AtomicReference<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestInitialAlpha1>();
+
+    doAnswer((Answer<StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1>>) invocation -> {
+      StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1> observer =
+          (StreamObserver<DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1>) invocation.getArguments()[0];
+
+      new Thread(() -> {
+        try {
+          started.acquire();
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+          throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        observer.onNext(DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsResponseAlpha1.getDefaultInstance());
+        observer.onCompleted();
+      }).start();
+
+      return new StreamObserver<>() {
+        @Override
+        public void onNext(DaprPubsubProtos.SubscribeTopicEventsRequestAlpha1 request) {
+          if (request.hasInitialRequest()) {
+            capturedInitial.set(request.getInitialRequest());
+          }
+          started.release();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onError(Throwable throwable) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onCompleted() {
+        }
+      };
+    }).when(daprStub).subscribeTopicEventsAlpha1(any(StreamObserver.class));
+
+    Map<String, String> metadata = Map.of("rawPayload", "true");
+    var disposable = previewClient
+        .subscribeToTopic(pubsubName, topicName, deadLetterTopic, TypeRef.STRING, metadata)
+        .subscribe();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 50 && capturedInitial.get() == null; i++) {
+      Thread.sleep(20);
+    }
+    disposable.dispose();
+
+    assertNotNull(capturedInitial.get());
+    assertTrue(capturedInitial.get().hasDeadLetterTopic());
+    assertEquals(deadLetterTopic, capturedInitial.get().getDeadLetterTopic());
+    assertEquals("true", capturedInitial.get().getMetadataMap().get("rawPayload"));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void converseShouldThrowIllegalArgumentExceptionWhenComponentNameIsNull() throws Exception {
     List<ConversationInput> inputs = new ArrayList<>();