diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a983742..b9514a7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
             <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.0</version>
+            <version>1.12.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.confluent</groupId>