diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 15921c0..c86223c 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 	    <TestFramework>net7.0</TestFramework>
 	    <MSTestVersion>3.0.2</MSTestVersion>
 	    <TestSdkVersion>17.5.0</TestSdkVersion>
-	    <AkkaVersion>1.5.0</AkkaVersion>
+	    <AkkaVersion>1.5.6</AkkaVersion>
 	    <FluentAssertionsVersion>6.10.0</FluentAssertionsVersion>
   	</PropertyGroup>
   <!-- SourceLink support for all Akka.NET projects -->