diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 21060c9..de99011 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
             <artifactId>akka-actor_2.11</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.7</version>
+            <version>2.4.17</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.gatling</groupId>