diff --git a/grails-forge-core/src/main/resources/pom.xml b/grails-forge-core/src/main/resources/pom.xml
index 031bf310..3945950e 100644
--- a/grails-forge-core/src/main/resources/pom.xml
+++ b/grails-forge-core/src/main/resources/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>
             <artifactId>mongodb-driver-sync</artifactId>
-            <version>4.4.2</version>
+            <version>4.8.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.grails.plugins</groupId>