diff --git a/samples/KafkaConsumerAndProducer/pom.xml b/samples/KafkaConsumerAndProducer/pom.xml
index 8306d86185..1daa44b42a 100644
--- a/samples/KafkaConsumerAndProducer/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/KafkaConsumerAndProducer/pom.xml
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
       <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-      <version>1.11.3</version>
+      <version>1.11.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.confluent</groupId>