@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class HandlerStream implements RequestStreamHandler {
 <dependency>
  <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
  <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
- <version>1.2.2</version>
+ <version>1.2.3</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -162,4 +162,4 @@ This package defines the Lambda serialization logic using in the `aws-lambda-jav
 
 Each of the supplied packages should be used without modification. Removing
 dependencies, adding conflicting dependencies, or selectively including classes
-from the packages can result in unexpected behavior.
+from the packages can result in unexpected behavior.
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### August 17, 2023
+`1.2.3`:
+- Extended logger interface with level-aware logging backend functions
+
 ### November 09, 2022
 `1.2.2`:
 - Added new `CustomPojoSerializer` interface
 
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
   <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.2</version>
+  <version>1.2.3</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>AWS Lambda Java Core Library</name>
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
         <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.2</version>
+        <version>1.2.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.2</version>
+            <version>1.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>