diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 304fe0c..31acaa5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 		<dependency>
             <groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>
             <artifactId>mongodb-driver-sync</artifactId>
-            <version>5.2.1</version>
+            <version>5.3.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
             <groupId>com.ibm.websphere.appserver.api</groupId>