diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
index b8b50b77f..560e29c0c 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
                         <artifactId>log4j-transform-maven-shade-plugin-extensions</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.1.0</version>
+                        <version>0.2.0</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
index 15084d9b4..0b5f5618a 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
                     <artifactId>log4j-transform-maven-shade-plugin-extensions</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.1.0</version>
+                    <version>0.2.0</version>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
         </plugin>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
index a959432c0..56837fb9f 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
                         <artifactId>log4j-transform-maven-shade-plugin-extensions</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.1.0</version>
+                        <version>0.2.0</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
index 2db4628b4..12e921402 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
                         <artifactId>log4j-transform-maven-shade-plugin-extensions</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.1.0</version>
+                        <version>0.2.0</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
index 41b5a20a1..da358b356 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
                         <artifactId>log4j-transform-maven-shade-plugin-extensions</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.1.0</version>
+                        <version>0.2.0</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
index 7480bd013..4ae6c5f47 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
                         <artifactId>log4j-transform-maven-shade-plugin-extensions</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.1.0</version>
+                        <version>0.2.0</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
index fd673b573..580c823bf 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
                         <artifactId>log4j-transform-maven-shade-plugin-extensions</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.1.0</version>
+                        <version>0.2.0</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>