diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e932cfd93..4ac392840 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>
       <artifactId>mongodb-driver-sync</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.1</version>
+      <version>4.9.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.arangodb</groupId>