diff --git a/archived/vpro-shared-avro/pom.xml b/archived/vpro-shared-avro/pom.xml
index eef1b012c..7c59d2cd3 100644
--- a/archived/vpro-shared-avro/pom.xml
+++ b/archived/vpro-shared-avro/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
       <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.11.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>