diff --git a/log4j-parent/pom.xml b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
index cb7d4435eac..756191b15f6 100644
--- a/log4j-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     <jmdns.version>3.6.0</jmdns.version>
     <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
-    <junit-jupiter.version>5.12.0</junit-jupiter.version>
+    <junit-jupiter.version>5.12.1</junit-jupiter.version>
     <junit-pioneer.version>1.9.1</junit-pioneer.version>
     <kafka.version>3.9.0</kafka.version>
     <lightcouch.version>0.2.0</lightcouch.version>
diff --git a/src/changelog/.2.x.x/update_org_junit_junit_bom.xml b/src/changelog/.2.x.x/update_org_junit_junit_bom.xml
index cd7a3ddf98b..7323f4884f7 100644
--- a/src/changelog/.2.x.x/update_org_junit_junit_bom.xml
+++ b/src/changelog/.2.x.x/update_org_junit_junit_bom.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="3488" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/3488"/>
-  <description format="asciidoc">Update `org.junit:junit-bom` to version `5.12.0`</description>
+  <issue id="3543" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/3543"/>
+  <description format="asciidoc">Update `org.junit:junit-bom` to version `5.12.1`</description>
 </entry>