diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f816f636..3f3c35abd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
             <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11.3</version>
+            <version>1.11.4</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
diff --git a/pom_confluent.xml b/pom_confluent.xml
index fbe4d1bc2..b0a23823e 100644
--- a/pom_confluent.xml
+++ b/pom_confluent.xml
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
             <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11.3</version>
+            <version>1.11.4</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>