diff --git a/.github/workflows/sql-test-and-build-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/sql-test-and-build-workflow.yml
index 622bbfcef5..ffb5a838fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sql-test-and-build-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sql-test-and-build-workflow.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: SQL Java CI
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+env:
+  OPENSEARCH_VERSION: '1.2.1-SNAPSHOT'
+
 jobs:
   build:
 
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         java-version: 1.14
     
     - name: Build with Gradle
-      run: ./gradlew build assemble -Dopensearch.version=1.2.0-SNAPSHOT
+      run: ./gradlew build assemble -Dopensearch.version=${{ env.OPENSEARCH_VERSION }}
 
     - name: Create Artifact Path
       run: |
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Upload SQL Coverage Report
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
       with:
+        flags: sql-engine
         token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Upload Artifacts
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7c8708fb34..3f32d5da52 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "1.2.0-SNAPSHOT")
+        opensearch_version = System.getProperty("opensearch.version", "1.2.1-SNAPSHOT")
     }
 
     repositories {
diff --git a/common/build.gradle b/common/build.gradle
index 481f2e541a..8e1403ae9f 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle
+++ b/common/build.gradle
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ 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:'2.11.1'
+    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.15.0'
 
     testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
 }
diff --git a/integ-test/build.gradle b/integ-test/build.gradle
index d87e68ac9b..a1d6b61903 100644
--- a/integ-test/build.gradle
+++ b/integ-test/build.gradle
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ 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:'2.11.1'
+    testCompile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.15.0'
     testCompile project(':plugin')
     testCompile project(':legacy')
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.6.2')
diff --git a/ppl/build.gradle b/ppl/build.gradle
index d9c5e20616..c7476339a3 100644
--- a/ppl/build.gradle
+++ b/ppl/build.gradle
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ 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:'2.11.1'
+    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version:'2.15.0'
     compile project(':common')
     compile project(':core')
     compile project(':protocol')
diff --git a/release-notes/opensearch-sql.release-notes-1.2.1.0.md b/release-notes/opensearch-sql.release-notes-1.2.1.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf4e491943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/opensearch-sql.release-notes-1.2.1.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+### 2021-12-10 Version 1.2.1.0 Release Notes
+Compatible with OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards Version 1.2.1
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Bumping log4j to 2.15.0 ([#324](https://github.com/opensearch-project/sql/pull/324))