diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/log4j2/AmqpAppender.java b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/log4j2/AmqpAppender.java
index f283c02e..97c6e8b2 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/log4j2/AmqpAppender.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/log4j2/AmqpAppender.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class AmqpAppender extends AbstractAppender {
 	 * @param event The event.
 	 * @return The modified message.
 	 */
-	public Message postProcessMessageBeforeSend(Message message, Event event) {
+	protected Message postProcessMessageBeforeSend(Message message, Event event) {
 		return message;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/logback/AmqpAppender.java b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/logback/AmqpAppender.java
index 33d569e6..bf33c3d7 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/logback/AmqpAppender.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/logback/AmqpAppender.java
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ public class AmqpAppender extends AppenderBase<ILoggingEvent> {
 	 * @return The modified message.
 	 * @since 1.4
 	 */
-	public Message postProcessMessageBeforeSend(Message message, Event event) {
+	protected Message postProcessMessageBeforeSend(Message message, Event event) {
 		return message;
 	}