diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e1f12cb..fb2441b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
             <artifactId>kafka-connect-avro-converter</artifactId>
             <version>7.5.1</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
+            <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
+            <version>1.11.3</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
             <artifactId>testng</artifactId>