diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d18eca4..85de361 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
             <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.2</version>
+            <version>1.11.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.confluent</groupId>