diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5cc6c26f2..2cb7d219e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation "org.testcontainers:testcontainers-couchbase:$testcontainersVersion"
 
   // logging
-  implementation platform('org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-bom:2.26.0')
+  implementation platform('org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-bom:2.26.1')
   implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api' // log4j
   implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core' // log4j
   implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl' // log4j -> slf4j