diff --git a/packages/gatsby-source-mongodb/package.json b/packages/gatsby-source-mongodb/package.json
index 60466ea5fb3c3..82ece35bf17b6 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-source-mongodb/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-source-mongodb/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.10",
-    "mongodb": "^2.2.30",
+    "mongodb": "^3.1.13",
     "query-string": "^6.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {