diff --git a/.github/workflows/upmerge.yaml b/.github/workflows/upmerge.yaml
index 01676f70..70adacf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upmerge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upmerge.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           git fetch origin $SOURCE_BRANCH
           git merge --no-commit origin/$SOURCE_BRANCH
           git checkout edge -- bicepconfig.json
-          git commit -m "Upmerge to edge"
+          git commit --signoff --message "Upmerge to edge"
           
           if git diff --quiet edge; then
               echo "No changes to merge from $SOURCE_BRANCH to edge"
diff --git a/samples/dapr/nodeapp/package-lock.json b/samples/dapr/nodeapp/package-lock.json
index 1f9732a5..642a212c 100644
--- a/samples/dapr/nodeapp/package-lock.json
+++ b/samples/dapr/nodeapp/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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-        "express": "^4.21.0",
+        "express": "^4.21.1",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/-/cookie-0.7.1.tgz",
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         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
@@ -199,16 +199,16 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.21.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-VqcNGcj/Id5ZT1LZ/cfihi3ttTn+NJmkli2eZADigjq29qTlWi/hAQ43t/VLPq8+UX06FCEx3ByOYet6ZFblng==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.21.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YSFlK1Ee0/GC8QaO91tHcDxJiE/X4FbpAyQWkxAvG6AXCuR65YzK8ua6D9hvi/TzUfZMpc+BwuM1IPw8fmQBiQ==",
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         "body-parser": "1.20.3",
         "content-disposition": "0.5.4",
         "content-type": "~1.0.4",
-        "cookie": "0.6.0",
+        "cookie": "0.7.1",
         "cookie-signature": "1.0.6",
         "debug": "2.6.9",
         "depd": "2.0.0",
@@ -824,9 +824,9 @@
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-      "version": "0.6.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/-/cookie-0.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-U71cyTamuh1CRNCfpGY6to28lxvNwPG4Guz/EVjgf3Jmzv0vlDp1atT9eS5dDjMYHucpHbWns6Lwf3BKz6svdw=="
+      "version": "0.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/-/cookie-0.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6DnInpx7SJ2AK3+CTUE/ZM0vWTUboZCegxhC2xiIydHR9jNuTAASBrfEpHhiGOZw/nX51bHt6YQl8jsGo4y/0w=="
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-      "version": "4.21.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.21.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-VqcNGcj/Id5ZT1LZ/cfihi3ttTn+NJmkli2eZADigjq29qTlWi/hAQ43t/VLPq8+UX06FCEx3ByOYet6ZFblng==",
+      "version": "4.21.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.21.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YSFlK1Ee0/GC8QaO91tHcDxJiE/X4FbpAyQWkxAvG6AXCuR65YzK8ua6D9hvi/TzUfZMpc+BwuM1IPw8fmQBiQ==",
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         "body-parser": "1.20.3",
         "content-disposition": "0.5.4",
         "content-type": "~1.0.4",
-        "cookie": "0.6.0",
+        "cookie": "0.7.1",
         "cookie-signature": "1.0.6",
         "debug": "2.6.9",
         "depd": "2.0.0",
diff --git a/samples/dapr/nodeapp/package.json b/samples/dapr/nodeapp/package.json
index ea478312..f4c944e4 100644
--- a/samples/dapr/nodeapp/package.json
+++ b/samples/dapr/nodeapp/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
-    "express": "^4.21.0",
+    "express": "^4.21.1",
     "isomorphic-fetch": "^3.0.0"
   }
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diff --git a/samples/demo/client/package-lock.json b/samples/demo/client/package-lock.json
index de21b29c..38da5932 100644
--- a/samples/demo/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/samples/demo/client/package-lock.json
@@ -6198,9 +6198,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-middleware/-/http-proxy-middleware-2.0.7.tgz",
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@@ -23273,9 +23273,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-iRDPJKUPVEND7dHPO8rkbOnPpyDygcDFtWjpeWNCgy8WP2rXcxXL8TskReQl6OrB2G7+UJrags1q15Fudc7G6w==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.6.tgz",
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@@ -25248,9 +25248,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-middleware/-/http-proxy-middleware-2.0.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ya/UeJ6HVBYxrgYotAZo1KvPWlgB48kUJLDePFeneHsVujFaW5WNj2NgWCAE//B1Dl02BIfYlpNgBy8Kf8Rjmw==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-middleware/-/http-proxy-middleware-2.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fgVY8AV7qU7z/MmXJ/rxwbrtQH4jBQ9m7kp3llF0liB7glmFeVZFBepQb32T3y8n8k2+AEYuMPCpinYW+/CuRA==",
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