diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 3d53ac43ad..0c44de8b1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - 6379:6379
       mongodb:
-        image: mongo:3.4.23
+        image: mongo:4.4.11
         ports:
           - 27017:27017
     steps:
diff --git a/requirements_dev_optional.txt b/requirements_dev_optional.txt
index ab1405beb2..6b2d9bf510 100644
--- a/requirements_dev_optional.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev_optional.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ azure-storage-blob==12.8.1 # pyup: ignore
 redis==4.1.0
 types-redis
 types-setuptools
-pymongo==3.12.1
+pymongo==4.0.1
 # optional test requirements
 tox==3.24.5
 coverage