diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index c0fd690..f2d70bd 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sbt.librarymanagement.ModuleID
 
 object Dependencies {
 
-  private val akkaVersion = "2.5.32"
+  private val akkaVersion = "2.6.20"
 
   val core: Seq[ModuleID] = Seq(
     "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor"             % akkaVersion,