diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7f50f88..f641bfb9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ If you're interested in helping out, just [open an issue](https://github.com/Ma2
 
 If you use SBT, you just have to edit `build.sbt` and add the following:
 
-From version 1.8.0:
- * use Akka 2.5 (Java 1.8)
+From version 1.10.0:
+ * use Akka 2.6 (Java 1.8)
  * released for Scala 2.12, 2.13
 
 ```scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.github.Ma27" %% "rediscala" % "1.9.1"
+libraryDependencies += "com.github.Ma27" %% "rediscala" % "1.10.0"
 ```
 
 ### Connect to the database
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 582208dc..16f6fd6f 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Global / onChangedBuildSource := ReloadOnSourceChanges
 lazy val common = Seq(
   organization := "com.github.Ma27",
   publishTo := sonatypePublishTo.value,
-  scalaVersion := "2.12.11",
-  crossScalaVersions := Seq(scalaVersion.value, "2.13.4"),
+  scalaVersion := "2.12.17",
+  crossScalaVersions := Seq(scalaVersion.value, "2.13.10"),
   licenses += ("Apache-2.0", url("http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html")),
   homepage := Some(url("https://github.com/Ma27/rediscala")),
   scmInfo := Some(ScmInfo(url("https://github.com/Ma27/rediscala"), "scm:git:git@github.com:Ma27/rediscala.git")),
@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@ lazy val common = Seq(
   ),
 
   libraryDependencies ++= {
-    val akkaVersion = "2.6.12"
-    val log4jVersion = "2.14.0"
+    val akkaVersion = "2.6.20"
+    val log4jVersion = "2.19.0"
     Seq(
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor" % akkaVersion,
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-testkit" % akkaVersion % Test,
-      "org.scalatest"            %% "scalatest"       % "3.2.3" % Test,
-      "org.scalacheck"           %% "scalacheck"      % "1.14.0" % Test,
+      "org.scalatest"            %% "scalatest"       % "3.2.14" % Test,
+      "org.scalacheck"           %% "scalacheck"      % "1.17.0" % Test,
       "org.apache.logging.log4j" % "log4j-api"        % log4jVersion % Test,
       "org.apache.logging.log4j" % "log4j-core"       % log4jVersion % Test,
       "org.apache.logging.log4j" % "log4j-slf4j-impl" % log4jVersion % Test,
-      "org.scala-stm" %% "scala-stm" % "0.9.1"
+      "org.scala-stm" %% "scala-stm" % "0.11.1"
     )
   },
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ lazy val common = Seq(
 lazy val root = (project in file(".")).settings(
   common,
   name := "rediscala",
-  logBuffered in Test := true,
+  Test / logBuffered := true,
   libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
 //     log4j-api-scala brings in scalatest 3.2.0-M1
     "org.apache.logging.log4j" %% "log4j-api-scala" % "12.0" % "test->test"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ lazy val bench = (project in file("src/bench"))
   .settings(
     name := "rediscala-bench",
     testFrameworks += new TestFramework("org.scalameter.ScalaMeterFramework"),
-    parallelExecution in Test := false,
+    Test / parallelExecution := false,
     logBuffered := false,
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "com.storm-enroute" %% "scalameter" % "0.9"
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 0b2e09c5..c8fcab54 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.4.7
+sbt.version=1.6.2
diff --git a/src/test/scala/redis/RedisProcess.scala b/src/test/scala/redis/RedisProcess.scala
index 4d6de88f..871eaa37 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/redis/RedisProcess.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/redis/RedisProcess.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import scala.reflect.io.File
 import scala.sys.process.{Process, ProcessLogger}
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 
-import RedisProcess._
 
 object RedisProcess {
   //scala 2.11 doesn't have Process.isAlive
diff --git a/version.sbt b/version.sbt
index dcaea302..17712c2c 100644
--- a/version.sbt
+++ b/version.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version := "1.9.2"
+version := "1.10.0"