diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b4cd3750c0..7c005ce4e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "loopback": "^2.22.0",
     "loopback-boot": "^2.13.0",
     "loopback-component-passport": "^2.0.0",
-    "loopback-connector-mongodb": "1.15.2",
+    "loopback-connector-mongodb": "1.17.0",
     "method-override": "^2.3.0",
     "moment": "^2.10.2",
     "moment-timezone": "^0.5.0",