diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0ed4668f..c664d3c1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 		<archunit.version>1.3.0</archunit.version>
 		<artifactory-maven-plugin.version>3.6.2</artifactory-maven-plugin.version>
-		<flapdoodle-mongodb.version>4.12.2</flapdoodle-mongodb.version>
+		<flapdoodle-mongodb.version>4.16.1</flapdoodle-mongodb.version>
 		<jgrapht.version>1.5.2</jgrapht.version>
 		<jmolecules-bom.version>2023.1.4</jmolecules-bom.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
index 567d45c7..6e0ee972 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Flapdoodle
-de.flapdoodle.mongodb.embedded.version=6.0.3
+de.flapdoodle.mongodb.embedded.version=7.0.12
 logging.level.de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo=WARN