diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index e9a958d..e0eeded 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
         <jetty.version>9.0.2.v20130417</jetty.version>
         <jackson.version>2.2.3</jackson.version>
         <jersey.version>2.6</jersey.version>
-        <mongodb.driver.version>3.12.2</mongodb.driver.version>
+        <mongodb.driver.version>3.12.8</mongodb.driver.version>
         <mongodb.morphia.version>1.3.2</mongodb.morphia.version>
         <swagger.version>1.3.2</swagger.version>
         <assertj.version>1.5.0</assertj.version>