diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9b7cfe5..22628d8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
             <artifactId>akka-actor_2.11</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.3</version>
+            <version>2.5.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>