diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e190e9a..279e9a1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
           <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-          <version>1.8.1</version>
+          <version>1.11.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>io.confluent</groupId>