diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 189fa959..be2409b2 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 3.1.1 2023-11-06
+* [SIP2-178](https://issues.folio.org/browse/SIP2-178) Vert.x 4.4.6 fixing Netty HTTP/2 DoS (CVE-2023-44487)
+
 ## 3.1.0 2023-10-12 
 * [SIP2-121](https://issues.folio.org/browse/SIP2-121): SIP2: Renew response
 * [SIP2-94](https://issues.folio.org/browse/SIP2-94): Non SIP2 protocol error occurs when faced with exceptional situations
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9041729f..f7194fe1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.folio</groupId>
   <artifactId>edge-sip2</artifactId>
-  <version>3.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Standard Interchange Protocol v2 (SIP2)</name>
   <url>https://github.com/folio-org/edge-sip2</url>
   <description>Support for SIP2 in FOLIO. This allow self service circulation and patron services stations to perform supported operations in FOLIO.</description>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <exec.mainClass>org.folio.edge.sip2.MainVerticle</exec.mainClass>
-    <vertx.version>4.3.4</vertx.version>
+    <vertx.version>4.4.6</vertx.version>
     <log4j2.version>2.19.0</log4j2.version>
     <micrometer.version>1.9.4</micrometer.version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>log4j-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${log4j2.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
         <artifactId>vertx-stack-depchain</artifactId>
@@ -72,13 +79,6 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-        <artifactId>log4j-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>${log4j2.version}</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
         <artifactId>mockito-bom</artifactId>
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-slf4j2-impl</artifactId>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>