diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3804c70..8f3236c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa'
 
     implementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.8.1'
-    implementation("io.confluent:kafka-avro-serializer:7.8.0")
+    implementation("io.confluent:kafka-avro-serializer:8.1.1")
     implementation("org.apache.avro:avro:1.12.0")
     implementation("io.confluent:kafka-schema-registry-client:7.8.0")