diff --git a/lib/mongo/mongo_db_connection.ex b/lib/mongo/mongo_db_connection.ex
index 75f3c71c..9998f2fe 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/mongo_db_connection.ex
+++ b/lib/mongo/mongo_db_connection.ex
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ defmodule Mongo.MongoDBConnection do
 
   @impl true
   def connect(opts) do
+    # Trap exits so that DBConnection calls `disconnect` on unexpected shutdowns
+    Process.flag(:trap_exit, true)
+
     {write_concern, opts} = Keyword.split(opts, @write_concern)
     write_concern = Keyword.put_new(write_concern, :w, 1)
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 1148594b..2723fd1f 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ defmodule Mongodb.Mixfile do
   defp deps do
     [
       {:telemetry, "~> 1.0"},
-      {:db_connection, "~> 2.5.0"},
+      {:db_connection, "~> 2.6"},
       {:decimal, "~> 2.1.1"},
       {:patch, "~> 0.12.0", only: [:dev, :test]},
       {:jason, "~> 1.3", only: [:dev, :test]},
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index e0a18ba7..496e3055 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "certifi": {:hex, :certifi, "2.5.1", "867ce347f7c7d78563450a18a6a28a8090331e77fa02380b4a21962a65d36ee5", [:rebar3], [{:parse_trans, "~>3.3", [hex: :parse_trans, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "805abd97539caf89ec6d4732c91e62ba9da0cda51ac462380bbd28ee697a8c42"},
   "connection": {:hex, :connection, "1.1.0", "ff2a49c4b75b6fb3e674bfc5536451607270aac754ffd1bdfe175abe4a6d7a68", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "722c1eb0a418fbe91ba7bd59a47e28008a189d47e37e0e7bb85585a016b2869c"},
   "credo": {:hex, :credo, "1.7.0", "6119bee47272e85995598ee04f2ebbed3e947678dee048d10b5feca139435f75", [:mix], [{:bunt, "~> 0.2.1", [hex: :bunt, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:file_system, "~> 0.2.8", [hex: :file_system, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "6839fcf63d1f0d1c0f450abc8564a57c43d644077ab96f2934563e68b8a769d7"},
-  "db_connection": {:hex, :db_connection, "2.5.0", "bb6d4f30d35ded97b29fe80d8bd6f928a1912ca1ff110831edcd238a1973652c", [:mix], [{:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "c92d5ba26cd69ead1ff7582dbb860adeedfff39774105a4f1c92cbb654b55aa2"},
+  "db_connection": {:hex, :db_connection, "2.6.0", "77d835c472b5b67fc4f29556dee74bf511bbafecdcaf98c27d27fa5918152086", [:mix], [{:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "c2f992d15725e721ec7fbc1189d4ecdb8afef76648c746a8e1cad35e3b8a35f3"},
   "decimal": {:hex, :decimal, "2.1.1", "5611dca5d4b2c3dd497dec8f68751f1f1a54755e8ed2a966c2633cf885973ad6", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "53cfe5f497ed0e7771ae1a475575603d77425099ba5faef9394932b35020ffcc"},
   "deep_merge": {:hex, :deep_merge, "1.0.0", "b4aa1a0d1acac393bdf38b2291af38cb1d4a52806cf7a4906f718e1feb5ee961", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "ce708e5f094b9cd4e8f2be4f00d2f4250c4095be93f8cd6d018c753894885430"},
   "dialyxir": {:hex, :dialyxir, "0.5.1", "b331b091720fd93e878137add264bac4f644e1ddae07a70bf7062c7862c4b952", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "6c32a70ed5d452c6650916555b1f96c79af5fc4bf286997f8b15f213de786f73"},