diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 3190484914..d661da2b3e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("Log4j2", "2.19.0") {
+	library("Log4j2", "2.20.0") {
 		group("org.apache.logging.log4j") {
 			imports = [
 				"log4j-bom"
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java
index 5f28a16b16..7d80489779 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Log4J2LoggingSystemTests extends AbstractLoggingSystemTests {
 		assertThat(output).contains("Hello world").contains(tmpDir() + "/tmp.log");
 		assertThat(new File(tmpDir() + "/tmp.log")).doesNotExist();
 		assertThat(configuration.getConfigurationSource().getFile().getAbsolutePath())
-			.contains("log4j2-nondefault.xml");
+				.contains("log4j2-nondefault.xml");
 		assertThat(configuration.getWatchManager().getIntervalSeconds()).isEqualTo(30);
 	}
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class Log4J2LoggingSystemTests extends AbstractLoggingSystemTests {
 		this.loggingSystem.setLogLevel(getClass().getName(), LogLevel.DEBUG);
 		LoggerConfiguration configuration = this.loggingSystem.getLoggerConfiguration(getClass().getName());
 		assertThat(configuration)
-			.isEqualTo(new LoggerConfiguration(getClass().getName(), LogLevel.DEBUG, LogLevel.DEBUG));
+				.isEqualTo(new LoggerConfiguration(getClass().getName(), LogLevel.DEBUG, LogLevel.DEBUG));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class Log4J2LoggingSystemTests extends AbstractLoggingSystemTests {
 		this.loggingSystem.setLogLevel("com.example.test", LogLevel.DEBUG);
 		LoggerConfiguration configuration = this.loggingSystem.getLoggerConfiguration("com.example.test");
 		assertThat(configuration)
-			.isEqualTo(new LoggerConfiguration("com.example.test", LogLevel.DEBUG, LogLevel.DEBUG));
+				.isEqualTo(new LoggerConfiguration("com.example.test", LogLevel.DEBUG, LogLevel.DEBUG));
 		this.loggingSystem.setLogLevel("com.example.test", null);
 		LoggerConfiguration updatedConfiguration = this.loggingSystem.getLoggerConfiguration("com.example.test");
 		assertThat(updatedConfiguration).isNull();
@@ -402,18 +402,17 @@ class Log4J2LoggingSystemTests extends AbstractLoggingSystemTests {
 		LoggerContext loggerContext = (LoggerContext) LogManager.getContext(false);
 		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize(this.initializationContext, null, null);
-		loggerContext.getConfiguration()
-			.addLogger("com.example.test",
-					new LoggerConfig("com.example.test", org.apache.logging.log4j.Level.INFO, false));
+		loggerContext.getConfiguration().addLogger("com.example.test",
+				new LoggerConfig("com.example.test", org.apache.logging.log4j.Level.INFO, false));
 		this.loggingSystem.setLogLevel("com.example", LogLevel.WARN);
 		this.loggingSystem.setLogLevel("com.example.test", LogLevel.DEBUG);
 		LoggerConfiguration configuration = this.loggingSystem.getLoggerConfiguration("com.example.test");
 		assertThat(configuration)
-			.isEqualTo(new LoggerConfiguration("com.example.test", LogLevel.DEBUG, LogLevel.DEBUG));
+				.isEqualTo(new LoggerConfiguration("com.example.test", LogLevel.DEBUG, LogLevel.DEBUG));
 		this.loggingSystem.setLogLevel("com.example.test", null);
 		LoggerConfiguration updatedConfiguration = this.loggingSystem.getLoggerConfiguration("com.example.test");
 		assertThat(updatedConfiguration)
-			.isEqualTo(new LoggerConfiguration("com.example.test", LogLevel.WARN, LogLevel.WARN));
+				.isEqualTo(new LoggerConfiguration("com.example.test", LogLevel.WARN, LogLevel.WARN));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -427,6 +426,7 @@ class Log4J2LoggingSystemTests extends AbstractLoggingSystemTests {
 
 		this.loggingSystem.initialize(this.initializationContext, null, null);
 		java.util.logging.Logger logger = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.class.getName());
+		logger.info("Log to trigger level propagation");
 		assertThat(logger.getLevel()).isNull();
 		this.loggingSystem.setLogLevel(Log4J2LoggingSystemTests.class.getName(), LogLevel.DEBUG);
 		assertThat(logger.getLevel()).isEqualTo(Level.FINE);
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class Log4J2LoggingSystemTests extends AbstractLoggingSystemTests {
 	void shutdownHookIsDisabled() {
 		assertThat(
 				PropertiesUtil.getProperties().getBooleanProperty(ShutdownCallbackRegistry.SHUTDOWN_HOOK_ENABLED, true))
-			.isFalse();
+						.isFalse();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -475,11 +475,9 @@ class Log4J2LoggingSystemTests extends AbstractLoggingSystemTests {
 	void nonFileUrlsAreResolvedUsingLog4J2UrlConnectionFactory() {
 		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
 		assertThatIllegalStateException()
-			.isThrownBy(() -> this.loggingSystem.initialize(this.initializationContext,
-					"http://localhost:8080/shouldnotwork", null))
-			.havingCause()
-			.isInstanceOf(ProtocolException.class)
-			.withMessageContaining("http has not been enabled");
+				.isThrownBy(() -> this.loggingSystem.initialize(this.initializationContext,
+						"http://localhost:8080/shouldnotwork", null))
+				.havingCause().isInstanceOf(ProtocolException.class).withMessageContaining("http has not been enabled");
 	}
 
 	private String getRelativeClasspathLocation(String fileName) {