diff --git a/hadoop-project/pom.xml b/hadoop-project/pom.xml
index 71659405c..b01b32ea6 100644
--- a/hadoop-project/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-project/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <java.security.egd>file:///dev/urandom</java.security.egd>
 
     <!-- avro version -->
-    <avro.version>1.7.7</avro.version>
+    <avro.version>1.11.3</avro.version>
 
     <!-- jersey version -->
     <jersey.version>1.9</jersey.version>