diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2336af31..11f76f38 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>
             <artifactId>mongodb-driver-sync</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.2</version>
+            <version>5.6.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mongojack</groupId>