diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a6a5360e..b45636c3e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <snakeyaml.version>2.0</snakeyaml.version>
     <testcontainers.version>1.21.3</testcontainers.version>
     <!-- Do NOT UPGRADE spring.version without checking springboot.version alignment -->
-    <springboot.version>3.4.6</springboot.version>
+    <springboot.version>3.4.9</springboot.version>
     <springframework.version>6.2.7</springframework.version>
     <!-- Do NOT UPGRADE springframework.version without checking springboot.version alignment -->
     <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
@@ -203,6 +203,34 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+        <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
+        <artifactId>testcontainers-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+        <artifactId>protobuf-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${protobuf.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
         <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
diff --git a/sdk-springboot/pom.xml b/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
index 295b7ae25..8e9b4bb85 100644
--- a/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-springboot/pom.xml
@@ -15,18 +15,6 @@
   <name>dapr-sdk-springboot</name>
   <description>SDK extension for Springboot</description>
 
-  <dependencyManagement>
-    <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-  </dependencyManagement>
-
   <dependencies>
     <!-- Dapr dependencies -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk-tests/pom.xml b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
index 553e4a9a8..1b66f0807 100644
--- a/sdk-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
@@ -29,15 +29,7 @@
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
-    <!-- Reproduce a product fixing its own spring boot version -->
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit-platform-commons</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
index 198d71b35..928edb1df 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
@@ -22,18 +22,6 @@
     <module>workflows</module>
   </modules>
 
-  <dependencyManagement>
-    <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-</dependencyManagement>
-
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
index e066d0337..f6798d743 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/multi-app/pom.xml
@@ -22,18 +22,6 @@
     <module>worker-two</module>
   </modules>
 
-  <dependencyManagement>
-    <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-</dependencyManagement>
-
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
index d3d0f6c83..1c711fbc1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/workflows/pom.xml
@@ -21,18 +21,6 @@
     <module>multi-app</module>
   </modules>
 
-  <dependencyManagement>
-    <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>${springboot.version}</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-</dependencyManagement>
-
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>