diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2fdd6c..8849d14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This is the Serilog integration plugin for Akka.NET. Please check out our [documentation](http://getakka.net/articles/utilities/serilog.html) on how to get the most out of this plugin.
 
-Targets Serilog 2.7.1.
+Targets [Serilog 2.10.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Serilog/2.10.0).
 
 ### Semantic Logging Syntax
 If you intend on using any of the Serilog semantic logging formats in your logging strings, __you need to use the SerilogLoggingAdapter__ inside your instrumented code or there could be elsewhere inside parts of your `ActorSystem`:
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ If you add any new projects to the solution created with this template, be sure
 
 ```
 <Import Project="..\common.props" />
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 4f6489f..809df9e 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#### 1.4.26 October 7 2021 ####
+* Updated to [Akka.NET v1.4.26](https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/releases/tag/1.4.26)
+
 #### 1.4.25 September 9 2021 ####
 * Updated to [Akka.NET v1.4.25](https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/releases/tag/1.4.25)
 
diff --git a/src/common.props b/src/common.props
index 492fc20..f349ffd 100644
--- a/src/common.props
+++ b/src/common.props
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <XunitVersion>2.4.1</XunitVersion>
     <TestSdkVersion>16.11.0</TestSdkVersion>
     <NBenchVersion>2.0.1</NBenchVersion>
-    <AkkaVersion>1.4.25</AkkaVersion>
+    <AkkaVersion>1.4.26</AkkaVersion>
     <NetCoreTestVersion>netcoreapp3.1</NetCoreTestVersion>
     <NetFrameworkTestVersion>net461</NetFrameworkTestVersion>
     <NetStandardLibVersion>netstandard2.0</NetStandardLibVersion>