diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e051bdc18..879a4ab77 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
             <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.2</version>
+            <version>1.11.3</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>