diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 7403ca4e..961d64cd 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pytest-cov = "==5.0.0"
 ipython = "==8.23.0"
 pytest-asyncio = "==0.23.6"
 # currently for design/experiments/store_mongo.py
-pymongo = "==4.6.3"
+pymongo = "==4.7.1"
 sourmash = "==4.8.7"
 prometheus-client = "==0.20.0"
 pyqt5 = "==5.15.10"
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index ab47582b..30915900 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
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+            "sha256": "327283e56798ab002bee6d4d86ed3412d3767bfd65b0118878caced3b22d60a8"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -2386,92 +2386,70 @@
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