diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 37a995c7d..af52ee0ee 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
       <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.2</version>
+      <version>1.11.0</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 43a6995d9..33cf7dbcc 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
       <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.2</version>
+      <version>1.11.0</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 92c54ebfb..eb34b3e1a 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
       <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.2</version>
+      <version>1.11.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.xerial.snappy</groupId>