diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index bc9bbca..bdd2902 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ktor = "2.3.7"
 
 [libraries]
 archunit = { module = "com.tngtech.archunit:archunit-junit5", version = "1.2.1" }
-embed-mongo = { module = "de.flapdoodle.embed:de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo", version = "4.12.2" }
+embed-mongo = { module = "de.flapdoodle.embed:de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo", version = "4.16.0" }
 jackson-module-kotlin = { module = "com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-kotlin", version = "2.16.1" }
 kafka-clients = { module = "org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients", version.ref = "kafka"}
 kafka-connect = { module = "org.apache.kafka:connect-runtime", version.ref = "kafka"}