diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84693c7..cddb570 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
             <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11.3</version>
+            <version>1.12.1</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>