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+# OpenSearch 1.2.1 Release Notes
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+## Release Highlights
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+This patch releases updates the version of Log4j used in OpenSearch to Log4j 2.16.0 as recommended by the advisory in [CVE-2021-45046](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-45046).
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+### OpenSearch
+* Increment version to 1.2.2 and backport log4j upgrade to 2.16. ([#1728](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/1728))
+
+### OpenSearch Security
+* Bumping log4j to 2.16.0 ([#1525](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/pull/1525))
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