diff --git a/.github/workflows/sql-test-and-build-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/sql-test-and-build-workflow.yml
index 920e593825..6664fe063a 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: '1.2.1-SNAPSHOT'
+  OPENSEARCH_VERSION: '1.2.2-SNAPSHOT'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 87f190481e..35ec15e785 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "1.2.1-SNAPSHOT")
+        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "1.2.2-SNAPSHOT")
     }
 
     repositories {
diff --git a/common/build.gradle b/common/build.gradle
index 6bd9f7da51..ece9e85422 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle
+++ b/common/build.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ 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:'2.15.0'
+    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.16.0'
 
     testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
 }
diff --git a/integ-test/build.gradle b/integ-test/build.gradle
index 8d37e48836..9931e2a448 100644
--- a/integ-test/build.gradle
+++ b/integ-test/build.gradle
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ 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:'2.15.0'
+    testCompile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.16.0'
     testCompile project(':plugin')
     testCompile project(':legacy')
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.6.2')
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ String bwcFilePath = "src/test/resources/bwc/"
     testClusters {
         "${baseName}$i" {
             testDistribution = "ARCHIVE"
-            versions = ["7.10.2", "1.2.1-SNAPSHOT"]
+            versions = ["7.10.2", opensearch_version]
             numberOfNodes = 3
             plugin(provider(new Callable<RegularFile>() {
                 @Override
diff --git a/ppl/build.gradle b/ppl/build.gradle
index b938267f45..22742ea8df 100644
--- a/ppl/build.gradle
+++ b/ppl/build.gradle
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ 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:'2.15.0'
+    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.16.0'
     compile project(':common')
     compile project(':core')
     compile project(':protocol')
diff --git a/release-notes/opensearch-sql.release-notes-1.2.2.0.md b/release-notes/opensearch-sql.release-notes-1.2.2.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd8d8a25c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/opensearch-sql.release-notes-1.2.2.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+### Version 1.2.2.0 Release Notes
+Compatible with OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards Version 1.2.2
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Bump log4j to 2.16 and plugin to 1.2.2 ([#338](https://github.com/opensearch-project/sql/pull/338))