diff --git a/package/avro-c/avro-c.mk b/package/avro-c/avro-c.mk
index 262a0fee5f..f55c579656 100644
--- a/package/avro-c/avro-c.mk
+++ b/package/avro-c/avro-c.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
+# When updating the version, please also update python-avro
 AVRO_C_VERSION = 1.11.0
 AVRO_C_SITE = https://www-eu.apache.org/dist/avro/avro-$(AVRO_C_VERSION)/c
 AVRO_C_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
diff --git a/package/python-avro/python-avro.mk b/package/python-avro/python-avro.mk
index 0c4c431777..29b8bc14d8 100644
--- a/package/python-avro/python-avro.mk
+++ b/package/python-avro/python-avro.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_AVRO_VERSION = $(AVRO_C_VERSION)
+# When updating the version, please also update python-avro
+PYTHON_AVRO_VERSION = 1.11.0
 PYTHON_AVRO_SITE = \
 	https://www-eu.apache.org/dist/avro/avro-$(PYTHON_AVRO_VERSION)/py
 PYTHON_AVRO_SOURCE = avro-$(PYTHON_AVRO_VERSION).tar.gz