diff --git a/data/ansible/roles/mongodb/defaults/main.yaml b/data/ansible/roles/mongodb/defaults/main.yaml
index cbf036b92..30ed683e0 100644
--- a/data/ansible/roles/mongodb/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/data/ansible/roles/mongodb/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 mongodb_package_name: mongodb-org
-mongodb_version: 7.0
+mongodb_version: 8.0
 mongodb_service_name: mongod
 mongodb_service_state: started
 mongodb_service_enabled: true