diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 1bd74fe00e1b0..44948bf0ca6b7 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ updates:
       - dependency-name: biz.paluch.logging:logstash-gelf
       # MongoDB
       - dependency-name: org.mongodb:*
+      - dependency-name: de.flapdoodle.embed:*
       # Avro
       - dependency-name: org.apache.avro:*
       # gRPC
diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index 2cf3707db6f21..36aae368e99d3 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
         <okhttp.version>3.14.9</okhttp.version><!-- keep in sync with okio -->
         <okio.version>1.17.2</okio.version><!-- keep in sync with okhttp -->
         <hibernate-quarkus-local-cache.version>0.1.1</hibernate-quarkus-local-cache.version>
-        <flapdoodle.mongo.version>3.3.0</flapdoodle.mongo.version>
+        <flapdoodle.mongo.version>3.5.2</flapdoodle.mongo.version>
         <quarkus-spring-api.version>5.2.SP7</quarkus-spring-api.version>
         <quarkus-spring-data-api.version>2.1.SP2</quarkus-spring-data-api.version>
         <quarkus-spring-security-api.version>5.3.Final</quarkus-spring-security-api.version>