diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8a38895..51d82fe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-log4j2</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <version>1.6.1</version>
         </dependency>