diff --git a/awsseract-core/build.sbt b/awsseract-core/build.sbt
index fa998de..65260a3 100644
--- a/awsseract-core/build.sbt
+++ b/awsseract-core/build.sbt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ scalaVersion := "2.10.3"
 resolvers += "Typesafe Repository" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/releases/"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.2.3",
+  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.3.16",
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-remote" % "2.2.3",
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-kernel" % "2.2.3",
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-slf4j" % "2.2.3"
diff --git a/awsseract-frontend/build.sbt b/awsseract-frontend/build.sbt
index 82c515d..cf51a05 100644
--- a/awsseract-frontend/build.sbt
+++ b/awsseract-frontend/build.sbt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ version := "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
 resolvers += "Typesafe Repository" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/releases/"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.2.3",
+  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.3.16",
     "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-remote" % "2.2.3",
     "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-kernel" % "2.2.3",
     "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-slf4j" % "2.2.3",
diff --git a/awsseract-shared/build.sbt b/awsseract-shared/build.sbt
index 72dc84f..8357065 100644
--- a/awsseract-shared/build.sbt
+++ b/awsseract-shared/build.sbt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ scalaVersion := "2.10.3"
 resolvers += "Typesafe Repository" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/releases/"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.2.3",
+  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.3.16",
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-remote" % "2.2.3",
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-kernel" % "2.2.3",
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-slf4j" % "2.2.3"