diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 7557ed42c2..1160003aea 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 configurate3 = "3.7.3"
 configurate4 = "4.1.2"
 flare = "2.0.1"
-log4j = "2.24.1"
+log4j = "2.25.0-SNAPSHOT"
 netty = "4.1.114.Final"
 
 [plugins]
diff --git a/proxy/log4j2-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/proxy/log4j2-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 0a193944a8..2dafc1f93b 100644
--- a/proxy/log4j2-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/proxy/log4j2-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+tasks.withType<JavaCompile> {
+    options.compilerArgs.addAll(listOf(
+        "-Alog4j.graalvm.groupId=io.github.bivashy ",
+        "-Alog4j.graalvm.artifactId=velocity-proxy-log4j2-plugin"
+    ))
+}
+
 dependencies {
     implementation(libs.bundles.log4j)
     annotationProcessor(libs.log4j.core)
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 594ed9ff1b..18f29da9b8 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
         maven("https://repo.papermc.io/repository/maven-public/")
+        maven("https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/snapshots/")
     }
 }