diff --git a/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/MongoTestBase.java b/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/MongoTestBase.java
index 11ec3e6ed53d16..34844524c8a9e5 100644
--- a/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/MongoTestBase.java
+++ b/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/MongoTestBase.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public static void startMongoDatabase() throws IOException {
         String uri = getConfiguredConnectionString();
         // This switch allow testing against a running mongo database.
         if (uri == null) {
-            Version.Main version = Version.Main.V4_4;
+            Version.Main version = Version.Main.V7_0;
             int port = 27018;
             LOGGER.infof("Starting Mongo %s on port %s", version, port);
 
diff --git a/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/MongoWithReplicasTestBase.java b/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/MongoWithReplicasTestBase.java
index 56c7417a7ce772..eb123a8432f104 100644
--- a/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/MongoWithReplicasTestBase.java
+++ b/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/MongoWithReplicasTestBase.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package io.quarkus.mongodb;
 
 import static io.quarkus.mongodb.MongoTestBase.getConfiguredConnectionString;
-import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 import static org.awaitility.Durations.ONE_MINUTE;
 import static org.awaitility.Durations.ONE_SECOND;
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ public static void startMongoDatabase() {
 
         // This switch allow testing against a running mongo database.
         if (uri == null) {
-            startedServers = startReplicaSet(Version.Main.V4_4, 27018, "test001");
+            startedServers = startReplicaSet(Version.Main.V7_0, 27018, "test001");
         } else {
             LOGGER.infof("Using existing Mongo %s", uri);
         }
diff --git a/extensions/mongodb-client/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/reactive/MongoTestBase.java b/extensions/mongodb-client/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/reactive/MongoTestBase.java
index e47ac6b585c9bf..03e75e7b7bfaaf 100644
--- a/extensions/mongodb-client/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/reactive/MongoTestBase.java
+++ b/extensions/mongodb-client/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/reactive/MongoTestBase.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public static void startMongoDatabase() throws IOException {
         String uri = getConfiguredConnectionString();
         // This switch allow testing against a running mongo database.
         if (uri == null) {
-            Version.Main version = Version.Main.V4_4;
+            Version.Main version = Version.Main.V7_0;
             int port = 27018;
             LOGGER.infof("Starting Mongo %s on port %s", version, port);
 
diff --git a/extensions/mongodb-client/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/reactive/MongoWithReplicasTestBase.java b/extensions/mongodb-client/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/reactive/MongoWithReplicasTestBase.java
index 5aae65b71a4a7e..391e1c52dd091b 100644
--- a/extensions/mongodb-client/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/reactive/MongoWithReplicasTestBase.java
+++ b/extensions/mongodb-client/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/reactive/MongoWithReplicasTestBase.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public static void startMongoDatabase() {
 
         // This switch allow testing against a running mongo database.
         if (uri == null) {
-            startedServers = startReplicaSet(Version.Main.V4_4, 27018, "test001");
+            startedServers = startReplicaSet(Version.Main.V7_0, 27018, "test001");
         } else {
             LOGGER.infof("Using existing Mongo %s", uri);
         }
diff --git a/test-framework/mongodb/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/mongodb/MongoTestResource.java b/test-framework/mongodb/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/mongodb/MongoTestResource.java
index a8ca2e2ee31860..860474515a477c 100644
--- a/test-framework/mongodb/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/mongodb/MongoTestResource.java
+++ b/test-framework/mongodb/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/mongodb/MongoTestResource.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public static IFeatureAwareVersion version(Map<String, String> initArgs) {
         return versionArg.<IFeatureAwareVersion> map(Version.Main::valueOf)
                 .orElseGet(() -> versionArg.map(
                         versionStr -> Versions.withFeatures(de.flapdoodle.embed.process.distribution.Version.of(versionStr)))
-                        .orElse(Version.Main.V4_4));
+                        .orElse(Version.Main.V7_0));
     }
 
     public static void forceExtendedSocketOptionsClassInit() {