diff --git a/.ci/linux-build.sh b/.ci/linux-build.sh
index a1113a53b70..c1cf85d7d92 100755
--- a/.ci/linux-build.sh
+++ b/.ci/linux-build.sh
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$DPDK" ] || [ "$DPDK_SHARED" ]; then
     if [ -z "$DPDK_VER" ]; then
-        DPDK_VER="19.11.2"
+        DPDK_VER="19.11.6"
     fi
     install_dpdk $DPDK_VER
     # Enable pdump support in OVS.
diff --git a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
index 41e1315a4c1..4a0dcac4952 100644
--- a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
+++ b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ Q: What DPDK version does each Open vSwitch release work with?
     2.8.x        17.05.2
     2.9.x        17.11.10
     2.10.x       17.11.10
-    2.11.x       18.11.9
-    2.12.x       18.11.9
-    2.13.x       19.11.2
+    2.11.x       18.11.11
+    2.12.x       18.11.11
+    2.13.x       19.11.6
     ============ ========
 
 Q: Are all the DPDK releases that OVS versions work with maintained?
diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
index 86ee19d4c4d..050e5544b36 100644
--- a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
+++ b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Build requirements
 In addition to the requirements described in :doc:`general`, building Open
 vSwitch with DPDK will require the following:
 
-- DPDK 19.11.2
+- DPDK 19.11.6
 
 - A `DPDK supported NIC`_
 
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ Install DPDK
 #. Download the `DPDK sources`_, extract the file and set ``DPDK_DIR``::
 
        $ cd /usr/src/
-       $ wget https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-19.11.2.tar.xz
-       $ tar xf dpdk-19.11.2.tar.xz
-       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-19.11.2
+       $ wget https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-19.11.6.tar.xz
+       $ tar xf dpdk-19.11.6.tar.xz
+       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-19.11.6
        $ cd $DPDK_DIR
 
 #. (Optional) Configure DPDK as a shared library
diff --git a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
index 4bc5aef59d8..d0201151a0c 100644
--- a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
+++ b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
@@ -392,9 +392,9 @@ To begin, instantiate a guest as described in :ref:`dpdk-vhost-user` or
 DPDK sources to VM and build DPDK::
 
     $ cd /root/dpdk/
-    $ wget https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-19.11.2.tar.xz
-    $ tar xf dpdk-19.11.2.tar.xz
-    $ export DPDK_DIR=/root/dpdk/dpdk-stable-19.11.2
+    $ wget https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-19.11.6.tar.xz
+    $ tar xf dpdk-19.11.6.tar.xz
+    $ export DPDK_DIR=/root/dpdk/dpdk-stable-19.11.6
     $ export DPDK_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
     $ export DPDK_BUILD=$DPDK_DIR/$DPDK_TARGET
     $ cd $DPDK_DIR
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2b35e9ffcc4..e683ae2d6ff 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 v2.13.4 - xx xxx xxxx
 ---------------------
+   - DPDK:
+     * OVS validated with DPDK 19.11.6. It is recommended to use this version
+       until further releases.
 
 v2.13.3 - 10 Feb 2021
 ---------------------