diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index b69d3a71..23df40d6 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ lazy val releaseSettings = {
 val `akka-actor`    = Def.setting("com.typesafe.akka" %%  "akka-actor-typed"  % "2.8.8")
 val `akka-stream`   = Def.setting("com.typesafe.akka" %%  "akka-stream"       % "2.8.8")
 val `akka-http`     = Def.setting("com.typesafe.akka" %%  "akka-http"         % "10.5.3")
-val `pekko-actor`   = Def.setting("org.apache.pekko"  %%  "pekko-actor-typed" % "1.2.1")
-val `pekko-stream`  = Def.setting("org.apache.pekko"  %%  "pekko-stream"      % "1.2.1")
+val `pekko-actor`   = Def.setting("org.apache.pekko"  %%  "pekko-actor-typed" % "1.4.0")
+val `pekko-stream`  = Def.setting("org.apache.pekko"  %%  "pekko-stream"      % "1.4.0")
 val `pekko-http`    = Def.setting("org.apache.pekko"  %%  "pekko-http"        % "1.3.0")
 val `cats-core`     = Def.setting("org.typelevel"     %%% "cats-core"         % "2.13.0")
 val `circe-core`    = Def.setting("io.circe"          %%% "circe-core"        % "0.14.15")