diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 025c2f551c..5226f7db08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
         <plugin.site.version>3.21.0</plugin.site.version>
         <plugin.scala.version>4.9.10</plugin.scala.version>
 
-        <pekko.version>1.5.0</pekko.version>
+        <pekko.version>1.6.0</pekko.version>
         <kotlin.version>2.3.21</kotlin.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>6.0.3</junit-jupiter.version>
         <kotlin-coroutines.version>1.10.2</kotlin-coroutines.version>