diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 94f974d0..ecd49897 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -17,19 +17,22 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           # we don't know what commit the last tag was it's safer to get entire repo so previousStableVersion resolves
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup Java 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 11
 
+      - name: Install sbt
+        uses: sbt/setup-sbt@17575ea4e18dd928fe5968dbe32294b97923d65b # v1.1.13
+
       - name: Cache Coursier cache
-        uses: coursier/cache-action@v6
+        uses: coursier/cache-action@4e2615869d13561d626ed48655e1a39e5b192b3c # v6.4.7
 
       - name: Test pekko-sample-cluster-java
         run: cd pekko-sample-cluster-java && sbt multi-jvm:test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index 7cd56c82..31cea03e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout current branch (full)
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Check project is formatted
-        uses: jrouly/scalafmt-native-action@v3
+        uses: jrouly/scalafmt-native-action@14620cde093e5ff6bfbbecd4f638370024287b9d # v4
         with:
           arguments: '--list --mode diff-ref=origin/main'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-nightly.yml
index 6c07d52c..41cf2cce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-nightly.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'apache/pekko-samples'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           # we don't know what commit the last tag was it's safer to get entire repo so previousStableVersion resolves
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml b/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml
index 4a65e301..e5b69ba9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'apache/pekko-samples'
     steps:
       - name: Install sbt
-        uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
+        uses: sbt/setup-sbt@17575ea4e18dd928fe5968dbe32294b97923d65b # v1.1.13
       - name: Launch Scala Steward
         uses: scala-steward-org/scala-steward-action@v2
         env:
diff --git a/docs-gen/project/build.properties b/docs-gen/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/docs-gen/project/build.properties
+++ b/docs-gen/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-java/pom.xml b/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-java/pom.xml
index 562eaa01..ab650efd 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-java/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <pekko.version>1.1.4</pekko.version>
+    <pekko.version>1.2.0</pekko.version>
     <pekko.grpc.version>1.1.1</pekko.grpc.version>
     <scala.binary.version>3</scala.binary.version>
   </properties>
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-scala/build.sbt
index d0c28bbd..fff7e875 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.multiJvmSettings
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.MultiJvmKeys.MultiJvm
 
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 
 lazy val `pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-scala` = project
   .in(file("."))
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-client-grpc-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-java/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-java/build.sbt
index 1723b2cc..a8287d4e 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-java/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-java/build.sbt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ scalacOptions ++= Seq(
   "-encoding", "UTF-8",
   "-Xlint")
 
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
 /* dependencies */
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-java/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-java/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-java/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-java/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-scala/build.sbt
index bda5d5a6..419957aa 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-scala/build.sbt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ scalacOptions ++= Seq(
   "-encoding", "UTF-8",
   "-Xlint")
 
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
 /* dependencies */
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-docker-compose-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-java/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-cluster-java/build.sbt
index db7e9f46..d610d8b4 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-java/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-java/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.multiJvmSettings
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.MultiJvmKeys.MultiJvm
 
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
 lazy val `pekko-sample-cluster-java` = project
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml b/pekko-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml
index f4d5a91c..7035818a 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <pekko.version>1.1.4</pekko.version>
+    <pekko.version>1.2.0</pekko.version>
     <scala.binary.version>3</scala.binary.version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-java/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-cluster-java/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-java/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-java/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-java/project/plugins.sbt b/pekko-sample-cluster-java/project/plugins.sbt
index a86f6322..86477903 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-java/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-java/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-multi-jvm" % "0.6.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.1")
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml
index 6137e0dc..29ec5501 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
-    <pekko.version>1.1.4</pekko.version>
+    <pekko.version>1.2.0</pekko.version>
     <pekko-http.version>1.2.0</pekko-http.version>
     <pekko-management.version>1.1.1</pekko-management.version>
     <scala.binary.version>3</scala.binary.version>
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/src/main/java/pekko/cluster/bootstrap/demo/DemoApp.java b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/src/main/java/pekko/cluster/bootstrap/demo/DemoApp.java
index 2a4001fa..5437eac8 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/src/main/java/pekko/cluster/bootstrap/demo/DemoApp.java
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/src/main/java/pekko/cluster/bootstrap/demo/DemoApp.java
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
 import org.apache.pekko.cluster.typed.Subscribe;
 import org.apache.pekko.http.javadsl.ConnectHttp;
 import org.apache.pekko.http.javadsl.Http;
-import static org.apache.pekko.http.javadsl.server.Directives.*;
 import org.apache.pekko.management.cluster.bootstrap.ClusterBootstrap;
 import org.apache.pekko.management.scaladsl.PekkoManagement;
 import org.apache.pekko.stream.Materializer;
 
+import static org.apache.pekko.http.javadsl.server.Directives.*;
+
 public class DemoApp {
 
   static class MemberEventLogger {
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt
index 27993621..d68c2d9d 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name := "pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala"
 
 scalaVersion := "3.3.6"
 val pekkoHttpVersion = "1.2.0"
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val pekkoManagementVersion = "1.1.1"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/project/plugins.sbt b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/project/plugins.sbt
index bff443d1..dbfaa660 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-native-packager" % "1.9.6")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.dwijnand" % "sbt-dynver" % "4.1.1")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.1")
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/build.sbt
index c376cbed..235d35e4 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.multiJvmSettings
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.MultiJvmKeys.MultiJvm
 
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
 lazy val `pekko-sample-cluster-scala` = project
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/project/plugins.sbt b/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/project/plugins.sbt
index a86f6322..86477903 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-scala/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-multi-jvm" % "0.6.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.1")
diff --git a/pekko-sample-distributed-data-java/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-distributed-data-java/build.sbt
index cbfa937e..66a9a416 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-distributed-data-java/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-distributed-data-java/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.multiJvmSettings
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.MultiJvmKeys.MultiJvm
 
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
 val `pekko-sample-distributed-data-java` = project
diff --git a/pekko-sample-distributed-data-java/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-distributed-data-java/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-distributed-data-java/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-distributed-data-java/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-distributed-data-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-distributed-data-scala/build.sbt
index 5bb652d8..eb8f3754 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-distributed-data-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-distributed-data-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.multiJvmSettings
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.MultiJvmKeys.MultiJvm
 
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
 val `pekko-sample-distributed-data-scala` = project
diff --git a/pekko-sample-distributed-data-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-distributed-data-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-distributed-data-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-distributed-data-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-distributed-workers-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-distributed-workers-scala/build.sbt
index 203963fc..ca97f3ea 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-distributed-workers-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-distributed-workers-scala/build.sbt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version := "1.0"
 
 scalaVersion := "3.3.6"
 
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val cassandraPluginVersion = "1.1.0"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
diff --git a/pekko-sample-distributed-workers-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-distributed-workers-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-distributed-workers-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-distributed-workers-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-fsm-java/pom.xml b/pekko-sample-fsm-java/pom.xml
index 0c3a35aa..489d4afc 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-fsm-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pekko-sample-fsm-java/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <properties>
       <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-      <pekko.version>1.1.4</pekko.version>
+      <pekko.version>1.2.0</pekko.version>
       <scala.binary.version>3</scala.binary.version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/build.sbt
index 3046c101..b9f28ff7 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 organization := "org.apache.pekko"
 name := "pekko-sample-fsm-scala"
 
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
 scalaVersion := "3.3.6"
diff --git a/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/project/plugins.sbt b/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/project/plugins.sbt
index 06d89003..ff957e81 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-fsm-scala/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.1")
diff --git a/pekko-sample-grpc-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-grpc-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt
index 295f8233..86254504 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-grpc-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-grpc-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name := "pekko-grpc-kubernetes"
 scalaVersion := "3.3.6"
 
-lazy val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+lazy val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 lazy val pekkoManagementVersion = "1.1.1"
 lazy val pekkoHttpVersion = "1.2.0"
 
diff --git a/pekko-sample-grpc-kubernetes-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-grpc-kubernetes-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-grpc-kubernetes-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-grpc-kubernetes-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/build.sbt
index 76226f50..76131871 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val pekkoHttpVersion = "1.2.0"
 
 val pekkoConnectorsKafkaVersion = "1.1.0"
diff --git a/pekko-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-java/pom.xml b/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-java/pom.xml
index de53dbb3..291694ac 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-java/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <pekko.version>1.1.4</pekko.version>
+    <pekko.version>1.2.0</pekko.version>
     <pekko-persistence-cassandra.version>1.1.0</pekko-persistence-cassandra.version>
     <pekko-http.version>1.2.0</pekko-http.version>
     <pekko-management.version>1.1.1</pekko-management.version>
diff --git a/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/build.sbt
index 6ff7d883..a185a7e3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/build.sbt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name := "pekko-sample-replicated-event-sourcing-scala"
 
 scalaVersion := "3.3.6"
 
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val cassandraPluginVersion = "1.1.0"
 
 val pekkoHttpVersion = "1.2.0"
diff --git a/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/project/plugins.sbt b/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/project/plugins.sbt
index 06d89003..ff957e81 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-persistence-dc-scala/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.1")
diff --git a/pekko-sample-persistence-java/pom.xml b/pekko-sample-persistence-java/pom.xml
index e79fb9ca..45756539 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-persistence-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pekko-sample-persistence-java/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <pekko.version>1.1.4</pekko.version>
+        <pekko.version>1.2.0</pekko.version>
         <scala.binary.version>3</scala.binary.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/build.sbt
index 95c644aa..a44fc5d9 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/build.sbt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name := "pekko-sample-persistence-scala"
 
 scalaVersion := "3.3.6"
 
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
diff --git a/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/project/plugins.sbt b/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/project/plugins.sbt
index 06d89003..ff957e81 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-persistence-scala/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.1")
diff --git a/pekko-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt
index 7b8be3e9..c228c2b6 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val pekkoHttpVersion = "1.2.0"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
diff --git a/pekko-sample-sharding-java/killrweather-fog/pom.xml b/pekko-sample-sharding-java/killrweather-fog/pom.xml
index c5c4719b..eeae5997 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-sharding-java/killrweather-fog/pom.xml
+++ b/pekko-sample-sharding-java/killrweather-fog/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <pekko.version>1.1.4</pekko.version>
+        <pekko.version>1.2.0</pekko.version>
         <pekko-http.version>1.2.0</pekko-http.version>
         <scala.binary.version>3</scala.binary.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/pekko-sample-sharding-java/killrweather/pom.xml b/pekko-sample-sharding-java/killrweather/pom.xml
index bda788ba..6bd7d106 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-sharding-java/killrweather/pom.xml
+++ b/pekko-sample-sharding-java/killrweather/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <pekko.version>1.1.4</pekko.version>
+        <pekko.version>1.2.0</pekko.version>
         <pekko-http.version>1.2.0</pekko-http.version>
         <scala.binary.version>3</scala.binary.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/pekko-sample-sharding-java/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-sharding-java/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-sharding-java/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-sharding-java/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6
diff --git a/pekko-sample-sharding-java/project/plugins.sbt b/pekko-sample-sharding-java/project/plugins.sbt
index 06d89003..ff957e81 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-sharding-java/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-sharding-java/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.1.1")
diff --git a/pekko-sample-sharding-scala/build.sbt b/pekko-sample-sharding-scala/build.sbt
index acce7917..f4030e9e 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-sharding-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/pekko-sample-sharding-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-val pekkoVersion = "1.1.4"
+val pekkoVersion = "1.2.0"
 val pekkoHttpVersion = "1.2.0"
 val logbackVersion = "1.3.15"
 
diff --git a/pekko-sample-sharding-scala/project/build.properties b/pekko-sample-sharding-scala/project/build.properties
index bbb0b608..5e6884d3 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-sharding-scala/project/build.properties
+++ b/pekko-sample-sharding-scala/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.11.2
+sbt.version=1.11.6