diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7ca233ea..8449c354 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jib {
 }
 
 project.ext {
-  mongoDbDriverVersion = "5.3.0"
+  mongoDbDriverVersion = "5.3.1"
   slf4jVersion = "2.0.16"
   operatorFrameworkVersion = "4.9.7"
   kubernetesServerMockVersion = "6.13.4" // align with transitive dependency of operator framework