diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml
index 8e2b24874..3c616e86f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          MIN_RUNTIME_VERSION="1.17.0"
+          MIN_RUNTIME_VERSION="1.18.0"
           RUNTIME_VERSION=$(curl -fsS -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
             "https://api.github.com/repos/dapr/dapr/releases?per_page=10" | \
             jq -r 'map(select(.prerelease == false)) | sort_by(.created_at) | reverse | .[0].tag_name | ltrimstr("v")')
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44bfa49e0..e0ebac71e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pip3 install "dapr-ext-grpc @ git+https://github.com/dapr/python-sdk.git@main#su
 pip3 install "dapr-ext-fastapi @ git+https://github.com/dapr/python-sdk.git@main#subdirectory=ext/dapr-ext-fastapi"
 ```
 
-Replace `@main` with a commit SHA or release branch (e.g. `@release-1.17`)
+Replace `@main` with a commit SHA or release branch (e.g. `@release-1.18`)
 to pin to a specific point in history.
 
 ### Try out examples
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ The generated files will be found in `docs/_build`.
 
 ```sh
 uv sync --all-packages --group dev
-export DAPR_BRANCH=release-1.17 # Optional, defaults to master
+export DAPR_BRANCH=release-1.18 # Optional, defaults to master
 uv run ./tools/regen_grpcclient.sh
 ```