diff --git a/doc/changes/changes_1.2.0.md b/doc/changes/changes_1.2.0.md
index 7443ade6..5ae8e1ff 100644
--- a/doc/changes/changes_1.2.0.md
+++ b/doc/changes/changes_1.2.0.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Spark Exasol Connector 1.2.0, released 2021-12-16
+# Spark Exasol Connector 1.2.0, released 2021-12-??
 
 Code name: Added support for certificate fingerprint
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ In this release we added an option for providing Exasol certificate fingerprint
 ## Bugs
 
 * #106: Fixed Log4J CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability
+* #112: Updated Log4J dependency to 2.17.0 version
 
 ## Refactorings
 
@@ -37,20 +38,20 @@ In this release we added an option for providing Exasol certificate fingerprint
 * Added `com.exasol:exasol-testcontainers:5.1.1`
 * Added `com.exasol:hamcrest-resultset-matcher:1.5.1`
 * Added `com.exasol:test-db-builder-java:3.2.1`
-* Added `org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-1.2-api:2.16.0`
-* Added `org.mockito:mockito-core:4.1.0`
+* Added `org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-1.2-api:2.17.0`
+* Added `org.mockito:mockito-core:4.2.0`
 * Added `org.scalatestplus:scalatestplus-mockito_2.13:1.0.0-M2`
 * Added `org.scalatest:scalatest_2.13:3.2.9`
 
 ### Plugin Dependency Updates
 
-* Added `com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-maven-plugin:2.17.6`
+* Added `com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-maven-plugin:2.17.7`
 * Added `com.exasol:artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin:0.4.0`
 * Added `com.exasol:error-code-crawler-maven-plugin:0.7.1`
 * Added `com.exasol:project-keeper-maven-plugin:1.3.4`
 * Added `io.github.evis:scalafix-maven-plugin_2.13:0.1.4_0.9.31`
 * Added `io.github.zlika:reproducible-build-maven-plugin:0.14`
-* Added `net.alchim31.maven:scala-maven-plugin:4.5.4`
+* Added `net.alchim31.maven:scala-maven-plugin:4.5.6`
 * Added `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-assembly-plugin:3.3.0`
 * Added `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:3.1.0`
 * Added `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.8.1`
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19b09fb8..2dfaae24 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.0</version>
+            <version>4.2.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-1.2-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.16.0</version>
+            <version>2.17.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.5.4</version>
+                <version>4.5.6</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>scala-compile-first</id>
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.17.6</version>
+                <version>2.17.7</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <scala>
                         <scalafmt>