diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index 033da8a11..fe943d707 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Configuration packages="com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.log4j2">
     <Appenders>
         <Console name="JsonAppender" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
-            <LambdaJsonLayout compact="true" eventEol="true"/>
+            <JsonTemplateLayout eventTemplateUri="classpath:LambdaJsonLayout.json" />
         </Console>
     </Appenders>
     <Loggers>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index 033da8a11..fe943d707 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Configuration packages="com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.log4j2">
     <Appenders>
         <Console name="JsonAppender" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
-            <LambdaJsonLayout compact="true" eventEol="true"/>
+            <JsonTemplateLayout eventTemplateUri="classpath:LambdaJsonLayout.json" />
         </Console>
     </Appenders>
     <Loggers>
diff --git a/powertools-tracing/src/test/resources/log4j2.xml b/powertools-tracing/src/test/resources/log4j2.xml
index 108e32b75..030d11725 100644
--- a/powertools-tracing/src/test/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/powertools-tracing/src/test/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Configuration packages="com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.log4j2">
     <Appenders>
         <File name="JsonAppender" fileName="target/logfile.json">
-            <LambdaJsonLayout compact="true" eventEol="true"/>
+            <JsonTemplateLayout eventTemplateUri="classpath:LambdaJsonLayout.json" />
         </File>
     </Appenders>
     <Loggers>