How to upgrade your local Dapr runtime and CLI

EDIT: updated for the Dapr 1.12 release :)

I've recently upgraded my local Dapr runtime and the Dapr CLI due to the new 1.12 release being available. Since I'll be upgrading to new releases on a regular basis, and use both Mac and a Windows machines, I might as well help my future self and write this down since I forget these things after a week 😅.

Upgrading the self-hosted environment (which I call the runtime) is described in detail in the official docs, but here I'm writing a slimmed down version, useful if you're either running Windows with winget, or macOS with Homebrew.

1. Uninstall the old Dapr runtime:
   

   dapr uninstall
   

   If you also want to remove the Redis and Zipkin images run:
   

   dapr uninstall --all
   

2. Install the new Dapr runtime:
   

   dapr init
   

3. Upgrade the Dapr CLI:

   Using Windows and winget:
   

   winget upgrade Dapr.CLI
   

   Using macOS and brew:
   

   brew upgrade dapr-cli
   

4. Verify that everything is upgraded:
   

   dapr -v
   

   The response should list the new versions:
   

   CLI version: 1.12.0
   Runtime version: 1.12.0
   

   
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🚨 Bleeding edge 🚨

If you need the very latest, (bleeding) edge bits of Dapr, you can:

• Pull the runtime images from the Dapr GitHub container registry.

• Download the Dapr CLI release candidates from the Dapr CLI GitHub release page.

Enjoy the latest Dapr release!