diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 117c7070ae..008debc248 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -20,15 +20,25 @@ endif::[]
 
 === Unreleased
 
+[[release-notes-1.28.4]]
+==== 1.28.4 - YYYY/MM/DD
+
+[float]
+===== Bug fixes
+
+[[release-notes-1.x]]
+=== Java Agent version 1.x
+
 [[release-notes-1.28.3]]
-==== 1.28.3 - YYYY/MM/DD
+==== 1.28.3 - 2021/12/22
 
 [float]
 ===== Dependency updates
 * Update Log4j to 2.12.3
+* Update ecs-logging-java to 1.3.0
 
 [float]
-===== Breaking changes
+===== Potentially breaking changes
 * If the agent cannot discover a service name, it now uses `unknown-java-service` instead of `my-service` - {pull}2325[#2325]
 
 [float]
@@ -36,9 +46,6 @@ endif::[]
 * Gracefully handle JDBC drivers which don't support `Connection#getCatalog` - {pull}2340[#2340]
 * Fix using JVM keystore options for communication with APM Server - {pull}2362[#2362]
 
-[[release-notes-1.x]]
-=== Java Agent version 1.x
-
 [[release-notes-1.28.2]]
 ==== 1.28.2 - 2021/12/16
 
diff --git a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-grpc/apm-grpc-test-latest/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/grpc/latest/testapp/generated/HelloGrpc.java b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-grpc/apm-grpc-test-latest/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/grpc/latest/testapp/generated/HelloGrpc.java
index 5a741ec92e..34434e2021 100644
--- a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-grpc/apm-grpc-test-latest/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/grpc/latest/testapp/generated/HelloGrpc.java
+++ b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-grpc/apm-grpc-test-latest/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/grpc/latest/testapp/generated/HelloGrpc.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /**
  */
 @javax.annotation.Generated(
-    value = "by gRPC proto compiler (version 1.42.1)",
+    value = "by gRPC proto compiler (version 1.43.1)",
     comments = "Source: rpc.proto")
 @io.grpc.stub.annotations.GrpcGenerated
 public final class HelloGrpc {
diff --git a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-log-shader-plugin/pom.xml b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-log-shader-plugin/pom.xml
index d04c3e58d0..791d4155a0 100644
--- a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-log-shader-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-log-shader-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <apm-agent-parent.base.dir>${project.basedir}/../..</apm-agent-parent.base.dir>
-        <version.ecs.logging>1.1.0</version.ecs.logging>
+        <version.ecs.logging>1.3.0</version.ecs.logging>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/integration-tests/application-server-integration-tests/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/servlet/PayaraIT.java b/integration-tests/application-server-integration-tests/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/servlet/PayaraIT.java
index 4089887e85..32a92bb34d 100644
--- a/integration-tests/application-server-integration-tests/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/servlet/PayaraIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/application-server-integration-tests/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/servlet/PayaraIT.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import co.elastic.apm.servlet.tests.JsfApplicationServerTestApp;
 import co.elastic.apm.servlet.tests.ServletApiTestApp;
 import co.elastic.apm.servlet.tests.TestApp;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
+@Ignore
 @RunWith(Parameterized.class)
 public class PayaraIT extends AbstractServletContainerIntegrationTest {
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 97f1fe9cf7..fe87a2ecd3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9488#vulnCurrentDescriptionTitle), the SMTP appender is
          excluded from the build and not packaged into the agent artifacts -->
         <version.log4j>2.12.3</version.log4j>
-        <version.log4j2-ecs-layout>1.2.0</version.log4j2-ecs-layout>
+        <version.log4j2-ecs-layout>1.3.0</version.log4j2-ecs-layout>
         <version.spring>5.0.15.RELEASE</version.spring>
         <version.spring-boot>2.2.2.RELEASE</version.spring-boot>
         <version.jetty-server>9.4.11.v20180605</version.jetty-server>