diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e95d345..e96e1a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "jsonminify": "0.2.3",
     "markdown-js": "0.0.3",
     "moment": "^2.24.0",
-    "mongodb": "2.0.45",
+    "mongodb": "3.6.1",
     "mongoose": "4.1.10",
     "morgan": "~1.0.0",
     "node-cache": "^4.2.0",