diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 54763b2..f4e3192 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 * This release now supports the sdk up to rc2000.
 * Less logs are now on `INFO` level, and more on `DEBUG` level, making the output less verbose.
+* Changed the type of `DispatchInfo.components` from `list[int] | list[ComponentCategory]` to `list[ComponentId] | list[ComponentCategory]`, where `ComponentId` is imported from `frequenz.client.microgrid`.
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0e9545a..b0b1cfb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dependencies = [
   # Make sure to update the version for cross-referencing also in the
   # mkdocs.yml file when changing the version here (look for the config key
   # plugins.mkdocstrings.handlers.python.import)
-  "frequenz-sdk >= 1.0.0-rc1302, < 1.0.0-rc2000",
+  "frequenz-sdk >= 1.0.0-rc2000, < 1.0.0-rc2100",
   "frequenz-channels >= 1.6.1, < 2.0.0",
   "frequenz-client-dispatch >= 0.10.1, < 0.11.0",
 ]
diff --git a/src/frequenz/dispatch/_actor_dispatcher.py b/src/frequenz/dispatch/_actor_dispatcher.py
index 8b1bfbe..cc0deb9 100644
--- a/src/frequenz/dispatch/_actor_dispatcher.py
+++ b/src/frequenz/dispatch/_actor_dispatcher.py
@@ -8,16 +8,23 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import timedelta
-from typing import Any, Awaitable
+from typing import Any, Awaitable, cast
 
 from frequenz.channels import Broadcast, Receiver, Sender, select
-from frequenz.client.dispatch.types import TargetComponents
+from frequenz.client.common.microgrid.components import ComponentCategory
+from frequenz.client.microgrid import ComponentId
 from frequenz.sdk.actor import Actor, BackgroundService
 
 from ._dispatch import Dispatch
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+TargetComponents = list[ComponentId] | list[ComponentCategory]
+"""One or more target components specifying which components a dispatch targets.
+
+It can be a list of component IDs or a list of categories.
+"""
+
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True)
 class DispatchInfo:
@@ -46,7 +53,6 @@ class ActorDispatcher(BackgroundService):
     import asyncio
     from typing import override
     from frequenz.dispatch import Dispatcher, ActorDispatcher, DispatchInfo
-    from frequenz.client.dispatch.types import TargetComponents
     from frequenz.client.common.microgrid.components import ComponentCategory
     from frequenz.channels import Receiver, Broadcast, select, selected_from
     from frequenz.sdk.actor import Actor, run
@@ -236,10 +242,21 @@ def start(self) -> None:
         """Start the background service."""
         self._tasks.add(asyncio.create_task(self._run()))
 
+    def _get_target_components_from_dispatch(
+        self, dispatch: Dispatch
+    ) -> TargetComponents:
+        if all(isinstance(comp, int) for comp in dispatch.target):
+            # We've confirmed all elements are integers, so we can cast.
+            int_components = cast(list[int], dispatch.target)
+            return [ComponentId(cid) for cid in int_components]
+        # If not all are ints, then it must be a list of ComponentCategory
+        # based on the definition of ClientTargetComponents.
+        return cast(list[ComponentCategory], dispatch.target)
+
     async def _start_actor(self, dispatch: Dispatch) -> None:
         """Start the actor the given dispatch refers to."""
         dispatch_update = DispatchInfo(
-            components=dispatch.target,
+            components=self._get_target_components_from_dispatch(dispatch),
             dry_run=dispatch.dry_run,
             options=dispatch.payload,
             _src=dispatch,
diff --git a/tests/test_managing_actor.py b/tests/test_managing_actor.py
index a08207c..bdf1646 100644
--- a/tests/test_managing_actor.py
+++ b/tests/test_managing_actor.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from frequenz.client.dispatch.recurrence import Frequency, RecurrenceRule
 from frequenz.client.dispatch.test.client import FakeClient
 from frequenz.client.dispatch.test.generator import DispatchGenerator
+from frequenz.client.microgrid import ComponentId
 from frequenz.sdk.actor import Actor
 from pytest import fixture
 
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ async def test_simple_start_stop(
         active=True,
         dry_run=False,
         duration=duration,
+        target=[1, 10, 15],
         start_time=now,
         payload={"test": True},
         type="UNIT_TEST",
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ async def test_simple_start_stop(
 
     event = test_env.actor(1).initial_dispatch
     assert event.options == {"test": True}
-    assert event.components == dispatch.target
+    assert event.components == [ComponentId(1), ComponentId(10), ComponentId(15)]
     assert event.dry_run is False
 
     assert test_env.actor(1).is_running is True