diff --git a/roles/mongodb_exporter/defaults/main.yml b/roles/mongodb_exporter/defaults/main.yml
index 4dcc02a07..d6d46f981 100644
--- a/roles/mongodb_exporter/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mongodb_exporter/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-mongodb_exporter_version: 0.42.0
+mongodb_exporter_version: 0.43.1
 mongodb_exporter_binary_url: "https://github.com/{{ _mongodb_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ mongodb_exporter_version }}/\
                           mongodb_exporter-{{ mongodb_exporter_version }}.{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ _mongodb_exporter_go_ansible_arch }}.tar.gz"
 mongodb_exporter_checksums_url: "https://github.com/{{ _mongodb_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ mongodb_exporter_version }}/\
diff --git a/roles/mongodb_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/mongodb_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
index e9a487699..86324a319 100644
--- a/roles/mongodb_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/roles/mongodb_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ argument_specs:
     options:
       mongodb_exporter_version:
         description: "mongodb_exporter package version. Also accepts latest as parameter."
-        default: "0.42.0"
+        default: "0.43.1"
       mongodb_exporter_binary_url:
         description: "URL of the mongodb_exporter binaries .tar.gz file"
         default: "https://github.com/{{ _mongodb_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ mongodb_exporter_version }}/mongodb_exporter-{{ mongodb_exporter_version }}.{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ _mongodb_exporter_go_ansible_arch }}.tar.gz"