diff --git a/src/common.props b/src/common.props
index ba2c6cd1..22470fd0 100644
--- a/src/common.props
+++ b/src/common.props
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Updated to use Akka.NET v1.4.1.</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS1591</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <AkkaVersion>1.4.1</AkkaVersion>
+    <AkkaVersion>1.4.4</AkkaVersion>
     <XunitVersion>2.4.1</XunitVersion>
     <NBenchVersion>1.2.2</NBenchVersion>
     <TestSdkVersion>16.6.0</TestSdkVersion>