diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index ec39c708e..9ef1962b3 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ val catsEffect = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect" % "3.6.3"
 val catEffectTest = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect-testkit" % "3.6.3" % Test
 val scalaReflection = "org.scala-lang" % "scala-reflect" % scalaV
 val logback = "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % "1.5.18"
-val embedMongoVersion = "4.20.1"
+val embedMongoVersion = "4.21.0"
 val AkkaVersion = "2.9.3"
 val AlpakkaVersion = "8.0.0"
 val AkkaHttpVersion = "10.6.3"