diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d9963bde..5ce184b5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <maven.compile.source>1.5</maven.compile.source>
     <maven.compile.target>1.5</maven.compile.target>
-    <avroVersion>1.5.1</avroVersion>
+    <avroVersion>1.5.2</avroVersion>
     <!--
     <hadoopVersion>0.20.203.0</hadoopVersion>
     -->