diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 91c8b07..5fc5dca 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 archetypal==2.1.3
-mongoengine~=0.20.0
+mongoengine~=0.23.1
 pycountry~=20.7.3
 pytest~=6.2.4
 geojson~=2.5.0