diff --git a/docs/how-to-setup-freecodecamp-locally.md b/docs/how-to-setup-freecodecamp-locally.md
index 585384c964..2132b50aa8 100644
--- a/docs/how-to-setup-freecodecamp-locally.md
+++ b/docs/how-to-setup-freecodecamp-locally.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Some community members also develop on Windows 10 natively with Git for Windows
 | ----------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | [Node.js](http://nodejs.org)  | `14.x`  | [LTS Schedule](https://github.com/nodejs/Release#release-schedule)   |
 | npm (comes bundled with Node) | `6.x`   | Does not have LTS releases, we use the version bundled with Node LTS |
-| [MongoDB Community Server](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/install-community/) | `3.6`   | [Release Notes](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/release-notes/), Note: We are currently on `3.6`, an [upgrade is planned](https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/issues/18275). |
+| [MongoDB Community Server](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/install-community/) | `4.0.x`   | [Release Notes](https://docs.mongodb.com/v4.0/release-notes/) |
 
 > [!DANGER]
 > If you have a different version, please install the recommended version. We can only support installation issues for recommended versions. See [troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) for details.
diff --git a/docs/how-to-setup-wsl.md b/docs/how-to-setup-wsl.md
index c03eaec40d..6145d4a4ce 100644
--- a/docs/how-to-setup-wsl.md
+++ b/docs/how-to-setup-wsl.md
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ Once you have configured Docker Desktop to work with WSL2, follow these steps to
 
 1. Launch a new Ubuntu-18.04 terminal
 
-2. Pull `MongoDB 3.6` from dockerhub
+2. Pull `MongoDB 4.0.x` from dockerhub
 
    ```console
-   docker pull mongo:3
+   docker pull mongo:4.0
    ```
 
 3. Start the MongoDB service at port `27017`, and configure it to run automatically on system restarts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Once you have configured Docker Desktop to work with WSL2, follow these steps to
      -p 27017:27017 \
      --name mongodb \
      --restart unless-stopped \
-     -d mongo:3
+     -d mongo:4.0
    ```
 
 4. You can now access the service from both Windows or Ubuntu at `mongodb://localhost:27017`.