Answer: The latest version of Log4j is 2.26.1.
Status: Confirmed
Entry: version/log4j
Revision: 1
Digest: sha256:16a50dfe7a4469cc (changes whenever the content changes)

Timeline:
  Created: 2026-11-12T11:23:44Z
  Last changed: 2026-11-12T11:23:44Z
  Last verified: 2026-11-12T11:33:55Z
  Next check: 2026-11-13T11:33:55Z
  Check interval: Daily
  Expected change: New releases are published at no fixed schedule.

Data:
  Field | Value | Source | As of
  Latest version | 2.26.1 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Repository metadata updated | 20260706082303 | [1] | 2026-11-12

Sources:
  [1] Maven Central (org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core). "Log4j: release information". https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/logging/log4j/log4j-core/maven-metadata.xml
      Role: primary. Accessed: 2026-11-12T11:33:55Z
      Quote: "<version>2.26.1</version>" (Supports: Latest version)
      Quote: "<lastUpdated>20260706082303</lastUpdated>" (Supports: Repository metadata updated)
      Published: 2026-07-06T08:23:03Z
      Snapshot SHA-256: b0ae403c2a95eeda3b9ecfc529137b85604eb57a80006ed337fb9b4ba8feba38 (captured 2026-11-12T11:23:44Z)

Verification:
  Method: Read by code directly from the structured data published at [1]; no language model was involved. Every value appears verbatim in a quoted passage of [1]. On this check the text of [1] was unchanged since 2026-11-12T11:23:44Z, so the values verified then were kept.
  Cross-check: not-available at 2026-11-12T11:33:55Z. No independent second source is configured for this entry
  Last successful check: 2026-11-12T11:33:55Z
  Last attempt: 2026-11-12T11:33:55Z

Notes and limitations:
  "Latest version" is the newest stable version in the registry; pre-releases are excluded.

Change log:
  Time | Event | Change | Source
  2026-11-12T11:23:44Z | added | Entry created | —
  Changes for this entry as a feed: https://latestn.com/version/log4j/latest

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How to cite:
    latestN. (2026). What is the latest version of Log4j? Revision 1, last verified 2026-11-12T11:33:55Z. https://latestn.com/version/log4j (accessed 2026-11-12T12:51:05Z).

    @misc{latestN_version_log4j_r1,
      title        = {What is the latest version of Log4j?},
      author       = {{latestN}},
      year         = {2026},
      howpublished = {\url{https://latestn.com/version/log4j}},
      note         = {Revision 1; digest sha256:16a50dfe7a4469cc; last verified 2026-11-12T11:33:55Z; accessed 2026-11-12T12:51:05Z}
    }

URL: https://latestn.com/version/log4j