diff --git a/pom_confluent.xml b/pom_confluent.xml
index 357d87c2b..c944daa20 100644
--- a/pom_confluent.xml
+++ b/pom_confluent.xml
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
             <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11.1</version>
+            <version>1.11.3</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
diff --git a/test/perf_test/pom.xml b/test/perf_test/pom.xml
index b8789382d..311a8416d 100644
--- a/test/perf_test/pom.xml
+++ b/test/perf_test/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
       <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-      <version>1.11.1</version>
+      <version>1.11.3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
         <artifactId>avro-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11.1</version>
+        <version>1.11.3</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <phase>generate-sources</phase>