diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-dependabot.yaml b/.github/workflows/merge-dependabot.yaml
index d33dab1..b81ca79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-dependabot.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
   merge-dependabot:
     needs: build
-    uses: apache/logging-parent/.github/workflows/merge-dependabot-reusable.yaml@rel/11.3.0
+    uses: apache/logging-parent/.github/workflows/merge-dependabot-reusable.yaml@rel/12.1.0
     permissions:
       contents: write                                             # to push changelog commits
       pull-requests: write                                        # to close the PR