diff --git a/project/Commons.scala b/project/Commons.scala
index 460c79de2..4b8e21602 100644
--- a/project/Commons.scala
+++ b/project/Commons.scala
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ object Commons extends ProjectGroup("commons") {
   val typesafeConfigVersion = "1.4.3"
   val commonsIoVersion = "1.3.2" // test only
   val scalaLoggingVersion = "3.9.5"
-  val pekkoVersion = "1.1.2"
+  val pekkoVersion = "1.1.3"
   val monixVersion = "3.4.1"
   val circeVersion = "0.14.5" // benchmark only
   val upickleVersion = "3.1.2" // benchmark only