diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index 45ce30fcf..701c4e368 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ext {
 
     asyncapiCoreVersion = '1.0.0-EAP-2'
 
-    avroVersion = '1.11.3'
+    avroVersion = '1.12.0'
 
     awaitilityVersion = '4.2.1'