diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index cbd71985..3e7ca471 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Flask>=1.1
 # needed for auto fix
 ruff===0.2.2
 # needed for dapr-ext-workflow
-durabletask-dapr >= 0.2.0a7
+durabletask-dapr >= 0.2.0a8
 # needed for .env file loading in examples
 python-dotenv>=1.0.0
 # needed for enhanced schema generation from function features
diff --git a/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/setup.cfg b/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/setup.cfg
index 1ed25c2e..b7451642 100644
--- a/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/setup.cfg
+++ b/ext/dapr-ext-workflow/setup.cfg
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ packages = find_namespace:
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
     dapr >= 1.16.0rc2
-    durabletask-dapr >= 0.2.0a7
+    durabletask-dapr >= 0.2.0a8
 
 [options.packages.find]
 include =