diff --git a/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/package.json b/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/package.json
index 25a83d1f0..136e86134 100644
--- a/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "https-proxy-agent": "^5.0.0",
     "md5-file": "^5.0.0",
     "mkdirp": "^1.0.4",
-    "mongodb": "^3.6.5",
+    "mongodb": "^3.6.9",
     "semver": "^7.3.5",
     "tar-stream": "^2.1.4",
     "tmp": "^0.2.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 006d15d76..008aed5c4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7418,15 +7418,15 @@ modify-values@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/modify-values/-/modify-values-1.0.1.tgz#b3939fa605546474e3e3e3c63d64bd43b4ee6022"
   integrity sha512-xV2bxeN6F7oYjZWTe/YPAy6MN2M+sL4u/Rlm2AHCIVGfo2p1yGmBHQ6vHehl4bRTZBdHu3TSkWdYgkwpYzAGSw==
 
-mongodb@^3.6.5:
-  version "3.6.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongodb/-/mongodb-3.6.5.tgz#c27d786fd4d3c83dc19302483707d12a9d2aee5f"
-  integrity sha512-mQlYKw1iGbvJJejcPuyTaytq0xxlYbIoVDm2FODR+OHxyEiMR021vc32bTvamgBjCswsD54XIRwhg3yBaWqJjg==
+mongodb@^3.6.9:
+  version "3.6.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongodb/-/mongodb-3.6.9.tgz#4889cf529724267d393a18275d6cf19d71905b1d"
+  integrity sha512-1nSCKgSunzn/CXwgOWgbPHUWOO5OfERcuOWISmqd610jn0s8BU9K4879iJVabqgpPPbA6hO7rG48eq+fGED3Mg==
   dependencies:
     bl "^2.2.1"
     bson "^1.1.4"
     denque "^1.4.1"
-    require_optional "^1.0.1"
+    optional-require "^1.0.3"
     safe-buffer "^5.1.2"
   optionalDependencies:
     saslprep "^1.0.0"
@@ -8168,6 +8168,11 @@ opener@^1.5.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/opener/-/opener-1.5.2.tgz#5d37e1f35077b9dcac4301372271afdeb2a13598"
   integrity sha512-ur5UIdyw5Y7yEj9wLzhqXiy6GZ3Mwx0yGI+5sMn2r0N0v3cKJvUmFH5yPP+WXh9e0xfyzyJX95D8l088DNFj7A==
 
+optional-require@^1.0.3:
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/optional-require/-/optional-require-1.0.3.tgz#275b8e9df1dc6a17ad155369c2422a440f89cb07"
+  integrity sha512-RV2Zp2MY2aeYK5G+B/Sps8lW5NHAzE5QClbFP15j+PWmP+T9PxlJXBOOLoSAdgwFvS4t0aMR4vpedMkbHfh0nA==
+
 optionator@^0.8.1:
   version "0.8.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/optionator/-/optionator-0.8.3.tgz#84fa1d036fe9d3c7e21d99884b601167ec8fb495"
@@ -9285,14 +9290,6 @@ require-main-filename@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-main-filename/-/require-main-filename-2.0.0.tgz#d0b329ecc7cc0f61649f62215be69af54aa8989b"
   integrity sha512-NKN5kMDylKuldxYLSUfrbo5Tuzh4hd+2E8NPPX02mZtn1VuREQToYe/ZdlJy+J3uCpfaiGF05e7B8W0iXbQHmg==
 
-require_optional@^1.0.1:
-  version "1.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require_optional/-/require_optional-1.0.1.tgz#4cf35a4247f64ca3df8c2ef208cc494b1ca8fc2e"
-  integrity sha512-qhM/y57enGWHAe3v/NcwML6a3/vfESLe/sGM2dII+gEO0BpKRUkWZow/tyloNqJyN6kXSl3RyyM8Ll5D/sJP8g==
-  dependencies:
-    resolve-from "^2.0.0"
-    semver "^5.1.0"
-
 resolve-cwd@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-cwd/-/resolve-cwd-3.0.0.tgz#0f0075f1bb2544766cf73ba6a6e2adfebcb13f2d"
@@ -9305,11 +9302,6 @@ resolve-from@5.0.0, resolve-from@^5.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-from/-/resolve-from-5.0.0.tgz#c35225843df8f776df21c57557bc087e9dfdfc69"
   integrity sha512-qYg9KP24dD5qka9J47d0aVky0N+b4fTU89LN9iDnjB5waksiC49rvMB0PrUJQGoTmH50XPiqOvAjDfaijGxYZw==
 
-resolve-from@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-from/-/resolve-from-2.0.0.tgz#9480ab20e94ffa1d9e80a804c7ea147611966b57"
-  integrity sha1-lICrIOlP+h2egKgEx+oUdhGWa1c=
-
 resolve-from@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-from/-/resolve-from-4.0.0.tgz#4abcd852ad32dd7baabfe9b40e00a36db5f392e6"