diff --git a/karma-common/pom.xml b/karma-common/pom.xml
index e2ce89e75..04e5f64b9 100644
--- a/karma-common/pom.xml
+++ b/karma-common/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
 		<artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-		<version>1.7.7</version>
+		<version>1.11.3</version>
 		<exclusions>
 			<exclusion>
 				<groupId>org.xerial.snappy</groupId>