diff --git a/tools/custom_java_jdbc_client/pom.xml b/tools/custom_java_jdbc_client/pom.xml
index e14e2e955..b50ba4927 100644
--- a/tools/custom_java_jdbc_client/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/custom_java_jdbc_client/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
             <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11.3</version>
+            <version>1.11.5</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>joda-time</groupId>