diff --git a/connectors/connector-mongodb/pom.xml b/connectors/connector-mongodb/pom.xml
index 358ab50b24..e4f42a52b1 100644
--- a/connectors/connector-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/connector-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
             <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>
+          <artifactId>mongo-java-driver</artifactId>
+          <version>${version.mongo-java-driver}</version>
+          <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>        
     </dependencies>
     <build>
         <plugins>