diff --git a/tests/docker-images/java-test-functions/pom.xml b/tests/docker-images/java-test-functions/pom.xml
index 55f4ae1ccc956..7459b9e38e3c6 100644
--- a/tests/docker-images/java-test-functions/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/docker-images/java-test-functions/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@
             <artifactId>pulsar-client</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
+            <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
+            <version>${avro.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <version>${jackson.databind.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>