diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 62cfdef5..5eb90aaf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
 			<artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
-			<version>4.9.2</version>
+			<version>4.16.2</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>