diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3bb099351e..e94a205796 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Update dependencies:
  - [#567](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-java/pull/567): `lombok` to `1.18.28`
  - [#582](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-java/pull/582): `scala-collection-compat_2.12` to `2.11.0`
  - [#581](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-java/pull/581): `micrometer-registry-influx` to `1.11.1`
+ - [#592](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-java/pull/592): `akka` to `2.6.21`
 
 #### Maven:
  - [#569](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-java/pull/569): `maven-enforcer-plugin` to `3.3.0`
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 474abf7509..f51d9b316e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
         <plugin.site.version>3.12.1</plugin.site.version>
         <plugin.scala.version>4.8.1</plugin.scala.version>
 
-        <akka.version>2.6.20</akka.version>
+        <akka.version>2.6.21</akka.version>
         <kotlin.version>1.8.21</kotlin.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.9.1</junit-jupiter.version>
         <kotlin-coroutines.version>1.6.4</kotlin-coroutines.version>