diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 6f2209da..aa0b691b 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import com.typesafe.tools.mima.plugin.MimaPlugin.mimaDefaultSettings
 import sbtrelease.ReleaseStateTransformations._
 
-val akkaVersion = "2.6.0"
+val akkaVersion = "2.6.1"
 val algebirdVersion = "0.13.6"
 val bijectionVersion = "0.9.6"
 val kryoVersion = "4.0.2"