diff --git a/src/Elastic.Apm.NLog/Elastic.Apm.NLog.csproj b/src/Elastic.Apm.NLog/Elastic.Apm.NLog.csproj
index 0141d7bb..4b664695 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Apm.NLog/Elastic.Apm.NLog.csproj
+++ b/src/Elastic.Apm.NLog/Elastic.Apm.NLog.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       Feel free to open an issue on our repos to discuss if you feel you need to target 
       a lower NLog version
     -->
-    <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="6.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="6.1.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Elastic.Apm" Version="1.34.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog/EcsLayout.cs b/src/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog/EcsLayout.cs
index c7583220..cf2db307 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog/EcsLayout.cs
+++ b/src/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog/EcsLayout.cs
@@ -92,9 +92,29 @@ protected override void InitializeLayout()
 				UrlUserName = "${aspnet-user-identity}";
 			}
 
+			_staticTags = AllowStaticCapture(Tags) ? GetTags(LogEventInfo.CreateNullEvent()) : null;
+			_staticLabels = AllowStaticCapture(Labels) ? GetLabels(LogEventInfo.CreateNullEvent()) : null;
+			_staticMetadata = AllowStaticCapture(Metadata) && !IncludeEventProperties && !IncludeScopeProperties ? GetMetadata(LogEventInfo.CreateNullEvent()) : null;
+
 			base.InitializeLayout();
 		}
 
+		private static bool AllowStaticCapture(IList<TargetPropertyWithContext> items)
+		{
+			if (items?.Count > 0)
+			{
+				foreach (var item in items)
+				{
+					if (item.Layout is SimpleLayout simpleLayout && simpleLayout.IsFixedText)
+						continue;
+
+					return false;
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		private static Lazy<bool> NLogApmLoaded { get; } = new Lazy<bool>(() => Type.GetType("Elastic.Apm.NLog.ApmTraceIdLayoutRenderer, Elastic.Apm.NLog") != null);
 
 #if NETFRAMEWORK
@@ -349,6 +369,9 @@ protected override string GetFormattedMessage(LogEventInfo logEvent)
 
 		private MetadataDictionary GetMetadata(LogEventInfo e)
 		{
+			if (_staticMetadata != null)
+				return _staticMetadata;
+
 			if ((!IncludeEventProperties || !e.HasProperties) && Metadata?.Count == 0 && !IncludeScopeProperties)
 				return null;
 
@@ -402,8 +425,9 @@ private MetadataDictionary GetMetadata(LogEventInfo e)
 				? metadata
 				: null;
 		}
+		private MetadataDictionary _staticMetadata;
 
-		private bool AllowSerializePropertyValue(string propertyName, global::NLog.MessageTemplates.MessageTemplateParameters templateParameters)
+		private static bool AllowSerializePropertyValue(string propertyName, global::NLog.MessageTemplates.MessageTemplateParameters templateParameters)
 		{
 			if (templateParameters.Count > 0 && !templateParameters.IsPositional)
 			{
@@ -451,6 +475,9 @@ private Log GetLog(LogEventInfo logEventInfo)
 
 		private string[] GetTags(LogEventInfo e)
 		{
+			if (_staticTags != null)
+				return _staticTags;
+
 			if (Tags.Count == 0)
 				return null;
 
@@ -471,6 +498,7 @@ private string[] GetTags(LogEventInfo e)
 				? tags.ToArray()
 				: null;
 		}
+		private string[] _staticTags;
 
 		private static string[] GetTagsSplit(string tags) =>
 			string.IsNullOrEmpty(tags)
@@ -479,6 +507,9 @@ private static string[] GetTagsSplit(string tags) =>
 
 		private Labels GetLabels(LogEventInfo e)
 		{
+			if (_staticLabels != null)
+				return _staticLabels;
+
 			if (Labels.Count == 0)
 				return null;
 
@@ -493,6 +524,7 @@ private Labels GetLabels(LogEventInfo e)
 				? labels
 				: null;
 		}
+		private Labels _staticLabels;
 
 		private Event GetEvent(LogEventInfo logEventInfo)
 		{
diff --git a/src/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.csproj b/src/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.csproj
index df238ce4..48d08a39 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.csproj
+++ b/src/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.csproj
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
       <ProjectReference Include="..\Elastic.CommonSchema\Elastic.CommonSchema.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
-      <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="6.1.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="6.1.3" />
     </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/tests/Elastic.Apm.NLog.Tests/Elastic.Apm.NLog.Tests.csproj b/tests/Elastic.Apm.NLog.Tests/Elastic.Apm.NLog.Tests.csproj
index d421ae4e..6616756b 100644
--- a/tests/Elastic.Apm.NLog.Tests/Elastic.Apm.NLog.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Elastic.Apm.NLog.Tests/Elastic.Apm.NLog.Tests.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Elastic.Apm" Version="1.34.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="6.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="6.1.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="NLog.Extensions.Logging" Version="6.1.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/tests/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.Tests/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.Tests.csproj b/tests/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.Tests/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.Tests.csproj
index e9814132..bc266df3 100644
--- a/tests/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.Tests/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.Tests/Elastic.CommonSchema.NLog.Tests.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="6.1.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="6.1.3" />
         <PackageReference Include="NLog.Web.AspNetCore" Version="6.1.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="Elastic.Apm" Version="1.34.1" />
     </ItemGroup>