diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f70fc9c5..073050e1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
                 <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-                <version>1.11.3</version>
+                <version>1.12.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>