diff --git a/native-image-tests/build.sbt b/native-image-tests/build.sbt
index ffdf2f2f8d..3203db0a45 100644
--- a/native-image-tests/build.sbt
+++ b/native-image-tests/build.sbt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 lazy val akkaHttpVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("akka.http.version", "10.6.3")
-lazy val akkaVersion    = sys.props.getOrElse("akka.version", "2.10.0-M1")
+lazy val akkaVersion    = sys.props.getOrElse("akka.version", "2.10.0")
 
 resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven")
 
diff --git a/project/AkkaDependency.scala b/project/AkkaDependency.scala
index a8ad7391b9..f05d795c72 100644
--- a/project/AkkaDependency.scala
+++ b/project/AkkaDependency.scala
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ object AkkaDependency {
   }
 
   // Default version updated only when needed, https://doc.akka.io/libraries/akka-core/current/project/downstream-upgrade-strategy.html
-  val minimumExpectedAkkaVersion = "2.10.0-M1"
+  val minimumExpectedAkkaVersion = "2.10.0"
   val default = akkaDependency(defaultVersion = minimumExpectedAkkaVersion)
   val docs = akkaDependency(defaultVersion = minimumExpectedAkkaVersion)
 
diff --git a/samples/akka-http-quickstart-java/pom.xml b/samples/akka-http-quickstart-java/pom.xml
index 4d96e5edcc..04038ddc10 100644
--- a/samples/akka-http-quickstart-java/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/akka-http-quickstart-java/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <version>1.0</version>
 
     <properties>
-        <akka.version>2.10.0-M1</akka.version>
+        <akka.version>2.10.0</akka.version>
         <akka-http.version>10.6.3</akka-http.version>
         <scala.binary.version>2.13</scala.binary.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt b/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
index f30161e565..890df286bc 100644
--- a/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/samples/akka-http-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 lazy val akkaHttpVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("akka-http.version", "10.6.3")
-lazy val akkaVersion    = "2.10.0-M1"
+lazy val akkaVersion    = "2.10.0"
 
 resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven")