diff --git a/sdk-tests/pom.xml b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
index 9465f44b52..da0aaa09d7 100644
--- a/sdk-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <grpc.version>1.69.0</grpc.version>
     <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>
     <opentelemetry.version>1.39.0</opentelemetry.version>
-    <springboot.version>3.3.8</springboot.version>
+    <springboot.version>3.4.3</springboot.version>
     <logback-classic.version>1.4.12</logback-classic.version>
     <wiremock.version>3.9.1</wiremock.version>
     <testcontainers-test.version>1.20.0</testcontainers-test.version>
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@
   </dependencyManagement>
 
   <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version>
-    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>grpc-protobuf</artifactId>
@@ -70,14 +66,9 @@
       <version>${grpc.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
-      <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>${protobuf.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.github.os72</groupId>
-      <artifactId>protoc-jar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>3.11.4</version>
+      <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+      <version>2.14.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
@@ -184,12 +175,6 @@
       <version>${wiremock.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-      <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>${logback-classic.version}</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
diff --git a/sdk-tests/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/actors/app/TestApplication.java b/sdk-tests/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/actors/app/TestApplication.java
index 4a481914c7..53813dc4ea 100644
--- a/sdk-tests/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/actors/app/TestApplication.java
+++ b/sdk-tests/src/test/java/io/dapr/it/actors/app/TestApplication.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class TestApplication {
    * @param port Port to listen to.
    */
   public static void start(long port) {
-    SpringApplication.run(TestApplication.class, String.format("--server.port=%d", port), "--debug=true");
+    SpringApplication.run(TestApplication.class, String.format("--server.port=%d", port));
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/sdk-tests/src/test/resources/logback.xml b/sdk-tests/src/test/resources/logback.xml
index 2d7494170a..6156c2188e 100644
--- a/sdk-tests/src/test/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/sdk-tests/src/test/resources/logback.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
-    <root level="DEBUG">
+    <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
 </configuration>
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