diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e909d709a..d555b4d28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     <version.directory.maven.plugin>1.0</version.directory.maven.plugin>
     <version.gdcc.xoai>5.2.0</version.gdcc.xoai>
 
-    <version.embedded.mongo>4.12.2</version.embedded.mongo>
+    <version.embedded.mongo>4.17.0</version.embedded.mongo>
     <version.hamcrest>1.3</version.hamcrest>
     <version.hibernate.core>6.4.4.Final</version.hibernate.core>
     <version.postgresql>42.7.2</version.postgresql>