diff --git a/src/neo/neo.csproj b/src/neo/neo.csproj
index 2b146e992e..465438721a 100644
--- a/src/neo/neo.csproj
+++ b/src/neo/neo.csproj
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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-    <PackageReference Include="Akka" Version="1.3.16" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Akka" Version="1.4.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="K4os.Compression.LZ4" Version="1.1.11" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets" Version="2.2.1" />
diff --git a/tests/neo.UnitTests/neo.UnitTests.csproj b/tests/neo.UnitTests/neo.UnitTests.csproj
index 5857ea504f..25aa788129 100644
--- a/tests/neo.UnitTests/neo.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/tests/neo.UnitTests/neo.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
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-    <PackageReference Include="Akka.TestKit" Version="1.3.16" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Akka.TestKit.Xunit2" Version="1.3.16" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Akka.TestKit" Version="1.4.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Akka.TestKit.Xunit2" Version="1.4.2" />
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