diff --git a/SequencingAsyncTasks/pom.xml b/SequencingAsyncTasks/pom.xml
index 073b16f..00f9e92 100644
--- a/SequencingAsyncTasks/pom.xml
+++ b/SequencingAsyncTasks/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
             <artifactId>akka-actor_2.12</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.12</version>
+            <version>2.5.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>