diff --git a/avro/pom.xml b/avro/pom.xml
index fd2c86c6a..91f18ecd0 100644
--- a/avro/pom.xml
+++ b/avro/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ abstractions.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
       <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-      <version>1.11.3</version>
+      <version>1.11.4</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- and for testing we need logback -->
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 28e71468e..bc3580741 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Active maintainers:
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+2.18.3 (not yet released)
+
+* Upgrade `org.apache.avro:avro` dependency to 1.11.4
+
 2.18.2 (27-Nov-2024)
 
 No changes since 2.18.1