diff --git a/.github/workflows/itests.yml b/.github/workflows/itests.yml
index e4c061428..8a299bd59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/itests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/itests.yml
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ jobs:
       GOOS: linux
       GOARCH: amd64
       GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
-      DAPR_CLI_VER: 1.9.1
-      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: 1.10.5
-      DAPR_INSTALL_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/3dacfb672d55f1436c249057aaebbe597e1066f3/install/install.sh
+      DAPR_CLI_VER: 1.12.0
+      DAPR_RUNTIME_VER: 1.12.0
+      DAPR_INSTALL_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/release-1.12/install/install.sh
       DAPR_CLI_REF: ''
-      DAPR_REF: '4181de0edc65fc98a836ae7abc6042c575c8fae5'
     steps:
       - name: Set up Dapr CLI
         run: wget -q ${{ env.DAPR_INSTALL_URL }} -O - | /bin/bash -s ${{ env.DAPR_CLI_VER }}
diff --git a/test/Dapr.E2E.Test/Workflows/WorkflowTest.cs b/test/Dapr.E2E.Test/Workflows/WorkflowTest.cs
index 979c136da..d95929ca3 100644
--- a/test/Dapr.E2E.Test/Workflows/WorkflowTest.cs
+++ b/test/Dapr.E2E.Test/Workflows/WorkflowTest.cs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public async Task TestWorkflows()
             }
             catch (DaprException ex)
             {
-                ex.InnerException.Message.Should().Contain("No such instance exists", $"Instance {instanceId} was not correctly purged");
+                ex.InnerException.Message.Should().Contain("no such instance exists", $"Instance {instanceId} was not correctly purged");
             }
 
             // Start another workflow for event raising purposes