diff --git a/avro/pom.xml b/avro/pom.xml
index fc6b64c7a..e6192e264 100644
--- a/avro/pom.xml
+++ b/avro/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ abstractions.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
       <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.11.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- and for testing we need logback -->