diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
index 787103c..796f8d5 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ object Versions {
     const val slf4j = "2.0.13"
     const val confluent = "7.6.0"
     const val kafka = "${confluent}-ce"
-    const val avro = "1.11.3"
+    const val avro = "1.12.0"
     const val jackson = "2.15.3"
     const val okhttp = "4.12.0"
     const val junit = "5.10.0"
diff --git a/radar-commons-gradle/build.gradle.kts b/radar-commons-gradle/build.gradle.kts
index aa0919f..00a0c5e 100644
--- a/radar-commons-gradle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/radar-commons-gradle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ object Versions {
     const val slf4j = "2.0.13"
     const val confluent = "7.6.0"
     const val kafka = "${confluent}-ce"
-    const val avro = "1.11.3"
+    const val avro = "1.12.0"
     const val jackson = "2.15.3"
     const val okhttp = "4.12.0"
     const val junit = "5.10.0"