diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9753a051e3..206e6ad4ea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <properties>
         <titan.compatible-versions>1.0.0,1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</titan.compatible-versions>
         <tinkerpop.version>3.7.2</tinkerpop.version>
-        <avro.version>1.11.3</avro.version>
+        <avro.version>1.12.0</avro.version>
         <junit-platform.version>1.11.0</junit-platform.version>
         <junit.version>5.11.0</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>4.11.0</mockito.version>