diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 4721d18b..86fd645f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ snapshotsRepoUrl=https://repo.aws.dsinternal.org/artifactory/datastax-snapshots-
 releasesRepoUrl=https://repo.datastax.com/artifactory/datastax-public-releases-local
 
 # deps version
-avroVersion=1.10.2
+avroVersion=1.11.4
 lombokVersion=1.18.20
 ossDriverVersion=4.16.0
 cassandra3Version=3.11.10