diff --git a/.github/workflows/sql-test-and-build-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/sql-test-and-build-workflow.yml
index e7fc22bd93..6b99119182 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sql-test-and-build-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sql-test-and-build-workflow.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: SQL Java CI
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 env:
-  OPENSEARCH_VERSION: '1.2.3-SNAPSHOT'
+  OPENSEARCH_VERSION: '1.2.4-SNAPSHOT'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1da9ce581a..aaefc14243 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "1.2.3-SNAPSHOT")
+        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "1.2.4-SNAPSHOT")
     }
 
     repositories {
diff --git a/common/build.gradle b/common/build.gradle
index 5cb4d55be6..2af781a459 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle
+++ b/common/build.gradle
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile "org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.7.1"
     // https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CVE-2018-10237
     compile group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '29.0-jre'
-    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.0'
+    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.1'
 
     testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
 }
diff --git a/integ-test/build.gradle b/integ-test/build.gradle
index e6fea70051..e9e41a1733 100644
--- a/integ-test/build.gradle
+++ b/integ-test/build.gradle
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile group: 'org.opensearch.client', name: 'opensearch-rest-high-level-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
     testCompile group: 'org.opensearch.client', name: 'opensearch-rest-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
     testCompile group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest', version: '2.1'
-    testCompile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.0'
+    testCompile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.1'
     testCompile project(':plugin')
     testCompile project(':legacy')
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.6.2')
diff --git a/ppl/build.gradle b/ppl/build.gradle
index e17b07be32..3a95015032 100644
--- a/ppl/build.gradle
+++ b/ppl/build.gradle
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile group: 'org.json', name: 'json', version: '20180813'
     compile group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-context', version: '5.2.5.RELEASE'
     compile group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-beans', version: '5.2.5.RELEASE'
-    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.0'
+    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.17.1'
     compile project(':common')
     compile project(':core')
     compile project(':protocol')
diff --git a/release-notes/opensearch-sql.release-notes-1.2.4.0.md b/release-notes/opensearch-sql.release-notes-1.2.4.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3493a50083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/opensearch-sql.release-notes-1.2.4.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+### Version 1.2.4.0 Release Notes
+
+Compatible with OpenSearch Version 1.2.4 and OpenSearch Dashboards Version 1.2.x
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Bump log4j to 2.17.1 and plugin to 1.2.4 ([#356](https://github.com/opensearch-project/sql/pull/356))