diff --git a/log4j-parent/pom.xml b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
index ce0e12bff83..d09195927d1 100644
--- a/log4j-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     <jctools.version>4.0.5</jctools.version>
     <jmdns.version>3.5.12</jmdns.version>
     <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
-    <json-unit.version>3.4.1</json-unit.version>
+    <json-unit.version>3.5.0</json-unit.version>
     <jspecify.version>1.0.0</jspecify.version>
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
     <junit-jupiter.version>5.11.3</junit-jupiter.version>
diff --git a/src/changelog/.3.x.x/update_net_javacrumbs_json_unit_json_unit.xml b/src/changelog/.3.x.x/update_net_javacrumbs_json_unit_json_unit.xml
index c53d32d4330..e5f8d4f9de6 100644
--- a/src/changelog/.3.x.x/update_net_javacrumbs_json_unit_json_unit.xml
+++ b/src/changelog/.3.x.x/update_net_javacrumbs_json_unit_json_unit.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
        xmlns="https://logging.apache.org/xml/ns"
        xsi:schemaLocation="https://logging.apache.org/xml/ns https://logging.apache.org/xml/ns/log4j-changelog-0.xsd"
        type="updated">
-  <issue id="2748" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/2748"/>
-  <description format="asciidoc">Update `net.javacrumbs.json-unit:json-unit` to version `3.4.1`</description>
+  <issue id="3168" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/3168"/>
+  <description format="asciidoc">Update `net.javacrumbs.json-unit:json-unit` to version `3.5.0`</description>
 </entry>