diff --git a/cmd/run.go b/cmd/run.go
index f91c772e6..45247cd09 100644
--- a/cmd/run.go
+++ b/cmd/run.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ dapr run --run-file /path/to/directory -k
 					output.DaprGRPCPort)
 			}
 
-			if semver.Compare(fmt.Sprintf("v%v", daprVer.RuntimeVersion), "v1.14.0-rc.1") == -1 {
+			if (daprVer.RuntimeVersion != "edge") && (semver.Compare(fmt.Sprintf("v%v", daprVer.RuntimeVersion), "v1.14.0-rc.1") == -1) {
 				print.InfoStatusEvent(os.Stdout, "The scheduler is only compatible with dapr runtime 1.14 onwards.")
 				for i, arg := range output.DaprCMD.Args {
 					if strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--scheduler-host-address") {
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index d25f6d92e..22aa2e75a 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -119,11 +119,18 @@ func GetLatestReleaseGithub(githubURL string) (string, error) {
 		latestVersion := defaultVersion
 
 		for _, release := range githubRepoReleases {
-			if !strings.Contains(release.TagName, "-rc") {
-				cur, _ := version.NewVersion(strings.TrimPrefix(release.TagName, "v"))
-				if cur.GreaterThan(latestVersion) {
-					latestVersion = cur
-				}
+			cur, err := version.NewVersion(strings.TrimPrefix(release.TagName, "v"))
+			if err != nil || cur == nil {
+				print.WarningStatusEvent(os.Stdout, "Malformed version %s, skipping", release.TagName)
+				continue
+			}
+			// Prerelease versions and versions with metadata are skipped.
+			if cur.Prerelease() != "" || cur.Metadata() != "" {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if cur.GreaterThan(latestVersion) {
+				latestVersion = cur
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/version/version_test.go b/pkg/version/version_test.go
index 0642e2700..24cb69b93 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version_test.go
@@ -162,6 +162,52 @@ func TestGetVersionsGithub(t *testing.T) {
 			"no releases",
 			"",
 		},
+		{
+			"Malformed version no releases",
+			"/malformed_version_no_releases",
+			`[
+  {
+    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/dapr/dapr/releases/186741665",
+    "html_url": "https://github.com/dapr/dapr/releases/tag/vedge",
+    "id": 186741665,
+    "tag_name": "vedge",
+    "target_commitish": "master",
+    "name": "Dapr Runtime vedge",
+    "draft": false,
+    "prerelease": false
+  }
+]			`,
+			"no releases",
+			"",
+		},
+		{
+			"Malformed version with latest",
+			"/malformed_version_with_latest",
+			`[
+  {
+    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/dapr/dapr/releases/186741665",
+    "html_url": "https://github.com/dapr/dapr/releases/tag/vedge",
+    "id": 186741665,
+    "tag_name": "vedge",
+    "target_commitish": "master",
+    "name": "Dapr Runtime vedge",
+    "draft": false,
+    "prerelease": false
+  },
+  {
+	"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/dapr/dapr/releases/44766923",
+	"html_url": "https://github.com/dapr/dapr/releases/tag/v1.5.1",
+	"id": 44766923,
+	"tag_name": "v1.5.1",
+	"target_commitish": "master",
+	"name": "Dapr Runtime v1.5.1",
+	"draft": false,
+	"prerelease": false
+  }
+]			`,
+			"",
+			"1.5.1",
+		},
 	}
 	m := http.NewServeMux()
 	s := http.Server{Addr: ":12345", Handler: m, ReadHeaderTimeout: time.Duration(5) * time.Second}