diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 1ca235d63..29a6b0e11 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 %%%----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 {deps, [{lager, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/erlang-lager/lager",
-                       {tag, {if_version_above, "17", "3.4.2", "3.2.1"}}}},
+                       {tag, {if_version_above, "17", "3.6.5", "3.2.1"}}}},
         {p1_utils, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/p1_utils", "6ff85e8"}},
         {cache_tab, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/cache_tab", {tag, "1.0.14"}}},
         {fast_tls, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/fast_tls", "f36ea5b74526c2c1c9c38f8d473168d95804f59d"}},
diff --git a/src/ejabberd_logger.erl b/src/ejabberd_logger.erl
index 2b3eab0eb..aac0baf59 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_logger.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_logger.erl
@@ -143,10 +143,14 @@ do_start(Level) ->
     LogRotateSize = get_integer_env(log_rotate_size, 10*1024*1024),
     LogRotateCount = get_integer_env(log_rotate_count, 1),
     LogRateLimit = get_integer_env(log_rate_limit, 100),
+    ConsoleLevel = case get_lager_version() >= "3.6.0" of
+		       true -> [{level, Level}];
+		       false -> Level
+		   end,
     application:set_env(lager, error_logger_hwm, LogRateLimit),
     application:set_env(
       lager, handlers,
-      [{lager_console_backend, Level},
+      [{lager_console_backend, ConsoleLevel},
        {lager_file_backend, [{file, ConsoleLog}, {level, Level}, {date, LogRotateDate},
                              {count, LogRotateCount}, {size, LogRotateSize}]},
        {lager_file_backend, [{file, ErrorLog}, {level, error}, {date, LogRotateDate},
@@ -252,3 +256,10 @@ get_lager_handlers() ->
         Result ->
             Result
     end.
+
+get_lager_version() ->
+    Apps = application:loaded_applications(),
+    case lists:keyfind(lager, 1, Apps) of
+	{_, _, Vsn} -> Vsn;
+	false -> "0.0.0"
+    end.