diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bee8348..abbbaeb5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>
       <artifactId>mongodb-driver-sync</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.1</version>
+      <version>5.1.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.arangodb</groupId>