diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 909861e..b64df76 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ val tagging = "com.softwaremill.common" %% "tagging" % "2.3.5"
 val scalatest = "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.2.19"
 val javassist = "org.javassist" % "javassist" % "3.30.2-GA"
 val akkaActor = "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.6.21"
-val pekkoActor = "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-actor" % "1.2.1"
+val pekkoActor = "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-actor" % "1.4.0"
 val javaxInject = "javax.inject" % "javax.inject" % "1"
 val cats = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core" % "2.13.0"
 val catsEffect = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect" % "3.6.3"