diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb052da..6006e66 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ under the License.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-log4j2</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.1</version>
+            <version>1.6.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>