diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index daedf7629f4..b73be801772 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ kotlin-compatible-version = "1.9"
 ksp = "2.3.9"
 ktorClient = "3.0.0"
 logback = "1.2.9"
-log4j2 = "2.20.0"
+log4j2 = "2.26.1"
 nopen = "1.0.1"
 # see https://www.jetbrains.com/help/kotlin-multiplatform-dev/compose-compatibility-and-versioning.html#kotlin-compatibility
 # see https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/compose-kotlin
diff --git a/sentry-log4j2/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-log4j2/build.gradle.kts
index 2d2444a2395..37bf333e4f5 100644
--- a/sentry-log4j2/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-log4j2/build.gradle.kts
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ tasks.withType<JavaCompile>().configureEach {
   }
 }
 
+// log4j's GraalVmProcessor warns (and fails the build under -Werror) without these options
+tasks.named<JavaCompile>("compileJava") {
+  options.compilerArgs.addAll(
+    listOf(
+      "-Alog4j.graalvm.groupId=${project.group}",
+      "-Alog4j.graalvm.artifactId=${project.name}",
+    )
+  )
+}
+
 tasks.jar {
   manifest {
     attributes(
diff --git a/sentry-log4j2/src/main/java/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppender.java b/sentry-log4j2/src/main/java/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppender.java
index c965784f00f..ce8d15e033b 100644
--- a/sentry-log4j2/src/main/java/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppender.java
+++ b/sentry-log4j2/src/main/java/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppender.java
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ public void append(final @NotNull LogEvent eventObject) {
    * @param loggingEvent the log4j2 event
    */
   // for the Android compatibility we must use old Java Date class
-  @SuppressWarnings("JdkObsolete")
+  // Message.getFormat() is deprecated since log4j 2.24.0 without a replacement for reading the
+  // message template
+  @SuppressWarnings({"JdkObsolete", "deprecation"})
   protected void captureLog(@NotNull LogEvent loggingEvent) {
     final @NotNull SentryLogLevel sentryLevel = toSentryLogLevel(loggingEvent.getLevel());
 
@@ -274,7 +276,9 @@ protected void captureLog(@NotNull LogEvent loggingEvent) {
    * @return the sentry event
    */
   // for the Android compatibility we must use old Java Date class
-  @SuppressWarnings("JdkObsolete")
+  // Message.getFormat() is deprecated since log4j 2.24.0 without a replacement for reading the
+  // message template
+  @SuppressWarnings({"JdkObsolete", "deprecation"})
   protected @NotNull SentryEvent createEvent(final @NotNull LogEvent loggingEvent) {
     final SentryEvent event = new SentryEvent(DateUtils.getDateTime(loggingEvent.getTimeMillis()));
     final Message message = new Message();