diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eb469c1..ee78344 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "loopback-component-explorer": "^2.4.0",
     "loopback-datasource-juggler": "^2.45.2",
     "mocha": "^2.4.5",
-    "mongodb": "^2.1.11",
+    "mongodb": "^3.6.1",
     "serve-favicon": "^2.3.0",
     "superagent": "^1.8.2",
     "supertest": "^1.2.0"