diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bcd221c..58ac760 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-log4j2:1.3.0'
+    implementation 'com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-log4j2:1.4.0'
     implementation 'com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-events:3.10.0'
     compileOnly 'com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-kinesis:1.12.100'
     implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9'
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ sourceCompatibility = 1.8
 targetCompatibility = 1.8
 
 group = 'com.datadoghq'
-version= '1.4.1'
+version= '1.4.2'
 archivesBaseName = "datadog-lambda-java"
 description = "datadog-lambda-java"