diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e7204c7e..0e4bc816c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@
         <!-- Testing MongoDB -->
         <groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
         <artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0</version>
+        <version>3.5.3</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>