diff --git a/log4j-parent/pom.xml b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
index c2b3a8e651e..010737d814d 100644
--- a/log4j-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     <jctools.version>4.0.5</jctools.version>
     <jmdns.version>3.6.0</jmdns.version>
     <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
-    <json-unit.version>4.0.0</json-unit.version>
+    <json-unit.version>4.1.0</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 20a0aaf0ce8..ad69d6ed2b1 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="3213" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/3213"/>
-  <description format="asciidoc">Update `net.javacrumbs.json-unit:json-unit` to version `4.0.0`</description>
+  <issue id="3261" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/3261"/>
+  <description format="asciidoc">Update `net.javacrumbs.json-unit:json-unit` to version `4.1.0`</description>
 </entry>