diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0c65cb3..5bea582 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "loopback-boot": "2.21.0",
     "loopback-component-passport": "2.1.0",
     "loopback-component-explorer": "2.5.0",
-    "loopback-connector-mongodb": "1.15.2",
+    "loopback-connector-mongodb": "3.1.0",
     "loopback-datasource-juggler": "2.47.0",
     "loopback-ds-timestamp-mixin": "3.4.0",
     "node-soundcloud": "0.0.5",