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The following compatibility table specifies the recommended versions of the MongoDB Node.js driver for use with MongoDB.

The first column lists the driver version.

Node.js Driver Version
MongoDB 8.0
MongoDB 7.0
MongoDB 6.0
MongoDB 5.0
MongoDB 4.4
MongoDB 4.2
MongoDB 4.0
MongoDB 3.6
MongoDB 3.4
MongoDB 3.2
MongoDB 3.0
MongoDB 2.6
6.9
[2]
6.0 to 6.8
5.7 to 5.9
5.0 to 5.6
4.8 to 4.17
4.2 to 4.7
4.0 to 4.1
3.7 [1]
3.6
3.3 to 3.5
3.1 to 3.2
3.0
2.2.12
2.0.14
1.4.29
[1] When using Node.js Driver version 3.7, you must set the useUnifiedTopology flag to true for certain features.
[2] Support for MongoDB 3.6 is deprecated in Node.js driver v6.9.

The following compatibility table specifies the recommended versions of the MongoDB Node.js driver for use with a specific version of Node.js.

The first column lists the driver version.

Node.js Driver Version
Node.js v20.x.x
Node.js v18.x.x
Node.js v16.x.x
Node.js v14.x.x
Node.js v12.x.x
Node.js v10.x.x
Node.js v8.X.X
Node.js v6.X.X
Node.js v4.X.X
Node.js v0.12.X
Node.js v0.10.X
Node.js v0.8.X
6.X [3]
5.6.X to 5.9.X
5.0.0 to 5.5.X
4.X
3.X
2.X
>= 1.4.18
1.4.X
[3] Versions 6.0 and later of the Node.js driver require Node.js v16.20.1 or later.

The following table describes add-on component version compatibility for versions of the MongoDB Node.js driver. Any other combination of packages might be unstable.

Component
Node.js Driver v6.x
Node.js Driver v5.x
Node.js Driver v4.x
Node.js Driver v3.x
bson
^6.0.0
^5.0.0
^4.0.0
^1.0.0
bson-ext
^4.0.0
^1.0.0 or ^2.0.0
kerberos
^2.0.1
^1.0.0 or ^2.0.0
^1.0.0 or ^2.0.0
^1.0.0
mongodb-client-encryption
^6.0.0
^2.3.0
^1.0.0 or ^2.0.0
^1.0.0
mongodb-legacy
^6.0.0
^5.0.0
^4.0.0
@mongodb-js/zstd
^1.1.0
^1.0.0
^1.0.0

For more information on how to read the compatibility tables, see our guide about MongoDB Compatibility Tables.

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