diff --git a/workshops/txeventq-kafka/springboot-kafka/pom.xml b/workshops/txeventq-kafka/springboot-kafka/pom.xml
index 9b509e8..2707c75 100644
--- a/workshops/txeventq-kafka/springboot-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/workshops/txeventq-kafka/springboot-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <spring-kafka.version>2.8.8</spring-kafka.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <oracle-jdbc.version>21.6.0.0.1</oracle-jdbc.version>
-        <avro.version>1.11.0</avro.version>
+        <avro.version>1.11.4</avro.version>
     </properties>
 
     <!--