diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f1069e3..1ddc829 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-log4j2</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <version>1.6.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>