diff --git a/memebot/db/internals.py b/memebot/db/internals.py
index 5a68969..9383d78 100644
--- a/memebot/db/internals.py
+++ b/memebot/db/internals.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 import pymongo as mongo
+import pymongo.database
 
 from memebot import config
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c4da43b..55b9537 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 audioop-lts~=0.2.0
 discord.py~=2.4.0
 emoji~=2.14.0
-pymongo~=3.13.0
-pymongo-stubs~=0.2.0
+pymongo~=4.10.1
 requests~=2.32.3
 types-emoji~=2.1.0