diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d8548a..e73a877 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^5.7.0",
     "mocha": "^2.4.5",
     "moment": "^2.12.0",
-    "mongodb": "~1.4",
+    "mongodb": "~3.6",
     "mongoose": "^5.7.6",
     "morgan": "^1.7.0",
     "qs": "^6.1.0",