diff --git a/packages/gatsby-source-mongodb/package.json b/packages/gatsby-source-mongodb/package.json
index b24b2ed6db06a..9de0c539f672d 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-source-mongodb/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-source-mongodb/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
-    "mongodb": "^2.2.30"
+    "mongodb": "^3.1.13"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-cli": "^6.26.0",