diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf99590..e455e74 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <jdk.version>1.7</jdk.version>
-    <avro.version>1.9.0</avro.version>
+    <avro.version>1.11.3</avro.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>