diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc32f21..18480ce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-## Unreleased
+## 7.2.9
   - Fix: red CI in Logstash 8.0 [#201](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-filter-geoip/pull/201)
+  - Update Log4j dependency to 2.17.1
 
 ## 7.2.8
   - Update Log4j dependency to 2.17.0
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f14ca49..0ce51a6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ configurations {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  compileOnly group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", name: "log4j-api", version: "2.17.0"
-  compileOnly group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", name: "log4j-core", version: "2.17.0"
+  compileOnly group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", name: "log4j-api", version: "2.17.1"
+  compileOnly group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", name: "log4j-core", version: "2.17.1"
   compileOnly group: "com.maxmind.geoip2", name: "geoip2", version: "2.9.0"
   compileOnly group: "com.maxmind.db", name: "maxmind-db", version: "1.2.2"
   compileOnly group: 'org.jruby', name: 'jruby-complete', version: "1.7.26"
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ dependencies {
   runtimeOnly group: "com.maxmind.db", name: "maxmind-db", version: "1.2.2"
 
   testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
-  testImplementation group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", name: "log4j-api", version: "2.17.0"
-  testImplementation group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", name: "log4j-core", version: "2.17.0"
+  testImplementation group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", name: "log4j-api", version: "2.17.1"
+  testImplementation group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", name: "log4j-core", version: "2.17.1"
   testImplementation group: 'org.jruby', name: 'jruby-complete', version: "1.7.26"
   testImplementation group: "com.maxmind.geoip2", name: "geoip2", version: "2.9.0"
   testImplementation group: "com.maxmind.db", name: "maxmind-db", version: "1.2.2"
diff --git a/logstash-filter-geoip.gemspec b/logstash-filter-geoip.gemspec
index db5d417..3643af0 100644
--- a/logstash-filter-geoip.gemspec
+++ b/logstash-filter-geoip.gemspec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.name            = 'logstash-filter-geoip'
-  s.version         = '7.2.8'
+  s.version         = '7.2.9'
   s.licenses        = ['Apache License (2.0)']
   s.summary         = "Adds geographical information about an IP address"
   s.description     = "This gem is a Logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/logstash-plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"