diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index eb3ddb955..0d7fb7449 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
   <artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Spring Data MongoDB Support</name>
+  
+  <properties>
+  	<mongo.version>2.3</mongo.version>
+  </properties>
+  
   <dependencies>
 
     <!--  Spring -->
@@ -43,6 +48,13 @@
       <artifactId>spring-data-commons-core</artifactId>
       <version>${data.commons.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    
+    <!-- MongoDB --> 	
+    <dependency> 	
+      <groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>	
+      <artifactId>mongo-java-driver</artifactId>
+      <version>${mongo.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
 
 		<!-- Logging -->
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/template.mf b/spring-data-mongodb/template.mf
index 0d5019849..49520cb21 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/template.mf
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/template.mf
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Import-Template:
  org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.*;version="[3.0.0, 4.0.0)",
  org.springframework.expression.spel.support.*;version="[3.0.0, 4.0.0)",
  org.springframework.validation.*;version="[3.0.0, 4.0.0)",
- com.mongodb.*;version="0",
+ com.mongodb.*;version="${mongo.version:[=.=,+1.0.0)}",
  com.mysema.query.*;version="[2.1.1, 3.0.0)",
  javax.annotation.processing.*;version="0",
  javax.tools.*;version="0",