diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21b1200..d35f660 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "forever": "^4.0.0",
     "helmet": "^4.0.0",
     "marked": "0.3.9",
-    "mongodb": "^2.1.18",
+    "mongodb": "4.4.0",
     "needle": "2.8.0",
     "node-esapi": "0.0.1",
     "serve-favicon": "^2.3.0",