diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/pom.xml
index 724fa38f7e..8b36474777 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
             <artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
+            <version>${embed.mongo.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
+    <properties>
+        <embed.mongo.version>3.2.6</embed.mongo.version>
+    </properties>
+
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
index ac8c1cf2d2..a5b5fb9804 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-spring.mongodb.embedded.version=3.5.5
\ No newline at end of file
+spring.mongodb.embedded.version=4.4.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-mongodb-reactive/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-data-mongodb-reactive/pom.xml
index e7ecc49c2d..0e4efed6e6 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-mongodb-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-mongodb-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
             <artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
+            <version>${embed.mongo.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@
         <spring-tx.version>5.3.13</spring-tx.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.2</httpclient.version>
         <reactor-core.version>3.3.1.RELEASE</reactor-core.version>
+        <embed.mongo.version>3.2.6</embed.mongo.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-mongodb-reactive/src/main/resources/application.properties b/persistence-modules/spring-data-mongodb-reactive/src/main/resources/application.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index ac8c1cf2d2..0000000000
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-mongodb-reactive/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-spring.mongodb.embedded.version=3.5.5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-mongodb-reactive/src/test/resources/application.properties b/persistence-modules/spring-data-mongodb-reactive/src/test/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5b5fb9804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-mongodb-reactive/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+spring.mongodb.embedded.version=4.4.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml b/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml
index 4e84bb8c70..7cd529020a 100644
--- a/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
             <artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
-            <version>${de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.version}</version>
+            <version>${embed.mongo.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <checkstyle.version>2.17</checkstyle.version>
-        <de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.version>3.0.0</de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.version>
+        <embed.mongo.version>3.2.6</embed.mongo.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-jenkins-pipeline/src/test/resources/application.properties b/spring-jenkins-pipeline/src/test/resources/application.properties
index f97ea98811..bae3bfeeab 100644
--- a/spring-jenkins-pipeline/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/spring-jenkins-pipeline/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #To use a randomly allocated free port during tests to avoid port conflict across tests
 spring.data.mongodb.port=0
 
-spring.mongodb.embedded.version=3.5.5
+spring.mongodb.embedded.version=4.4.9
diff --git a/spring-security-modules/spring-session/spring-session-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-security-modules/spring-session/spring-session-mongodb/pom.xml
index 878dfeb690..e34589c75b 100644
--- a/spring-security-modules/spring-session/spring-session-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-modules/spring-session/spring-session-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
             <artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
+            <version>${embed.mongo.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -50,4 +51,8 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
+    <properties>
+        <embed.mongo.version>3.2.6</embed.mongo.version>
+    </properties>
+
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-modules/spring-session/spring-session-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties b/spring-security-modules/spring-session/spring-session-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
index f97ea98811..bae3bfeeab 100644
--- a/spring-security-modules/spring-session/spring-session-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/spring-security-modules/spring-session/spring-session-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #To use a randomly allocated free port during tests to avoid port conflict across tests
 spring.data.mongodb.port=0
 
-spring.mongodb.embedded.version=3.5.5
+spring.mongodb.embedded.version=4.4.9