diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5b41b5c3a..4438ee724 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "mime": "~1.2.11",
     "minimist": "0.0.8",
     "moment": "^2.9.0",
-    "mongodb": "2.2.35",
+    "mongodb": "3.6.1",
     "mongoose": "4.11.5",
     "morgan": "^1.2.2",
     "multer": "^0.1.6",