diff --git a/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/package.json b/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/package.json
index d23bda6cc..7bef7d0a2 100644
--- a/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "@types/yauzl": "^2.10.0",
     "@types/yazl": "^2.4.2",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.1",
+    "saslprep": "^1.0.3",
     "yazl": "^2.5.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cb910b654..209b5eb9f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6262,6 +6262,13 @@ safe-buffer@~5.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safer-buffer/-/safer-buffer-2.1.2.tgz#44fa161b0187b9549dd84bb91802f9bd8385cd6a"
   integrity sha512-YZo3K82SD7Riyi0E1EQPojLz7kpepnSQI9IyPbHHg1XXXevb5dJI7tpyN2ADxGcQbHG7vcyRHk0cbwqcQriUtg==
 
+saslprep@^1.0.3:
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/saslprep/-/saslprep-1.0.3.tgz#4c02f946b56cf54297e347ba1093e7acac4cf226"
+  integrity sha512-/MY/PEMbk2SuY5sScONwhUDsV2p77Znkb/q3nSVstq/yQzYJOH/Azh29p9oJLsl3LnQwSvZDKagDGBsBwSooag==
+  dependencies:
+    sparse-bitfield "^3.0.3"
+
 semantic-release-replace-plugin@1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semantic-release-replace-plugin/-/semantic-release-replace-plugin-1.2.0.tgz#7b89a5c6276e9036dbf31ab2e1b5b30b9fb33eef"