diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ebaf81cac..556094309 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- Dependency Versions -->
-    <pekko.version>1.1.5</pekko.version>
+    <pekko.version>1.2.0</pekko.version>
     <pekko.http.version>1.2.0</pekko.http.version>
     <pekko.persistence.cassandra.version>1.1.0</pekko.persistence.cassandra.version>
     <pekko.persistence.jdbc.version>1.1.1</pekko.persistence.jdbc.version>