diff --git a/awsseract-core/build.sbt b/awsseract-core/build.sbt
index fa998de..b05cd33 100644
--- a/awsseract-core/build.sbt
+++ b/awsseract-core/build.sbt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ resolvers += "Typesafe Repository" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/release
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.2.3",
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-remote" % "2.2.3",
-  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-kernel" % "2.2.3",
+  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-kernel" % "2.3.16",
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-slf4j" % "2.2.3"
 )
 
diff --git a/awsseract-frontend/build.sbt b/awsseract-frontend/build.sbt
index 82c515d..647cce9 100644
--- a/awsseract-frontend/build.sbt
+++ b/awsseract-frontend/build.sbt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ resolvers += "Typesafe Repository" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/release
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.2.3",
     "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-remote" % "2.2.3",
-    "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-kernel" % "2.2.3",
+    "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-kernel" % "2.3.16",
     "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-slf4j" % "2.2.3",
   javaJdbc,
   javaEbean,
diff --git a/awsseract-shared/build.sbt b/awsseract-shared/build.sbt
index 72dc84f..7b37eaf 100644
--- a/awsseract-shared/build.sbt
+++ b/awsseract-shared/build.sbt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ resolvers += "Typesafe Repository" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/release
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % "2.2.3",
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-remote" % "2.2.3",
-  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-kernel" % "2.2.3",
+  "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-kernel" % "2.3.16",
   "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-slf4j" % "2.2.3"
 )