diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a038169..d32edac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
         <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.11.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>