diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aec207e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+- package-ecosystem: nuget
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: daily
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 8869ac98..74c1928a 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+### 0.10.2 June 30 2021 ####
+* [Update Akka version to 1.4.21](https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/releases/tag/1.4.21)
+* [Add exception rethrow to help with debugging](https://github.com/akkadotnet/Hyperion/pull/229)
+
 ### 0.10.1 April 20 2021 ####
 * [Fix SerializerOptions constructor backward compatibility issue with Akka.NET](https://github.com/akkadotnet/Hyperion/pull/214)
diff --git a/src/Hyperion.API.Tests/Hyperion.API.Tests.csproj b/src/Hyperion.API.Tests/Hyperion.API.Tests.csproj
index f81dcacc..260d64dd 100644
--- a/src/Hyperion.API.Tests/Hyperion.API.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Hyperion.API.Tests/Hyperion.API.Tests.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="ApprovalTests" Version="5.4.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ApprovalTests" Version="5.5.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="$(TestSdkVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="PublicApiGenerator" Version="10.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="$(XunitVersion)" />
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="1.3.0">
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="3.0.3">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
diff --git a/src/Hyperion.Akka.Integration.Tests/Hyperion.Akka.Integration.Tests.csproj b/src/Hyperion.Akka.Integration.Tests/Hyperion.Akka.Integration.Tests.csproj
index fc68d56d..6528c020 100644
--- a/src/Hyperion.Akka.Integration.Tests/Hyperion.Akka.Integration.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Hyperion.Akka.Integration.Tests/Hyperion.Akka.Integration.Tests.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="1.3.0">
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="3.0.3">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
diff --git a/src/Hyperion.Benchmarks/Hyperion.Benchmarks.csproj b/src/Hyperion.Benchmarks/Hyperion.Benchmarks.csproj
index 4a4c8977..d95e2c60 100644
--- a/src/Hyperion.Benchmarks/Hyperion.Benchmarks.csproj
+++ b/src/Hyperion.Benchmarks/Hyperion.Benchmarks.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.12.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Hyperion.Tests.FSharpData/Hyperion.Tests.FSharpData.fsproj b/src/Hyperion.Tests.FSharpData/Hyperion.Tests.FSharpData.fsproj
index ade9902c..51916107 100644
--- a/src/Hyperion.Tests.FSharpData/Hyperion.Tests.FSharpData.fsproj
+++ b/src/Hyperion.Tests.FSharpData/Hyperion.Tests.FSharpData.fsproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Update="FSharp.Core" Version="5.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Update="FSharp.Core" Version="5.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Hyperion/Hyperion.csproj b/src/Hyperion/Hyperion.csproj
index 7dccf116..803258d0 100644
--- a/src/Hyperion/Hyperion.csproj
+++ b/src/Hyperion/Hyperion.csproj
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
     </AssemblyAttribute>
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives" Version="4.3.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard1.6' ">
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);NETSTANDARD16</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Hyperion/ValueSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs b/src/Hyperion/ValueSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs
index fe53fbfc..6d936bd7 100644
--- a/src/Hyperion/ValueSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/Hyperion/ValueSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using System.Threading;
 using Hyperion.Extensions;
 
@@ -103,7 +104,18 @@ public override void WriteManifest(Stream stream, SerializerSession session)
         public override void WriteValue(Stream stream, object value, SerializerSession session)
             => _writer(stream, value, session);
 
-        public override object ReadValue(Stream stream, DeserializerSession session) => _reader(stream, session);
+        public override object ReadValue(Stream stream, DeserializerSession session)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return _reader(stream, session);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                throw new SerializationException(
+                    $"Failed to deserialize object of type [{Type}] from the stream. Cause: {e.Message}", e);
+            }
+        }
 
         public override Type GetElementType() => Type;
 
diff --git a/src/common.props b/src/common.props
index dc709784..9637364f 100644
--- a/src/common.props
+++ b/src/common.props
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS1591</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <AkkaVersion>1.4.18</AkkaVersion>
+    <AkkaVersion>1.4.21</AkkaVersion>
 
     <FluentAssertionsVersion>5.10.3</FluentAssertionsVersion>
     <XunitVersion>2.4.1</XunitVersion>
     <XunitRunnerVersion>2.4.3</XunitRunnerVersion>
-    <TestSdkVersion>16.9.4</TestSdkVersion>
+    <TestSdkVersion>16.10.0</TestSdkVersion>
     <NBenchVersion>1.2.2</NBenchVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
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