diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index a2b81f10307c1a14beb6f72eba13ccc04c588c78..523ada5d91958dd3b1290c4d11956fa9cd294b67 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mongodb:
-  version: "4.2"
+  version: "4.4"
   api_user: "{{ omit }}"
   api_password: "{{ omit }}"
   config: