diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 33577765b..dc3439ccb 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -6544,7 +6544,7 @@ Data type: `String[1]`
 
 The binary release version
 
-Default value: `'0.20.4'`
+Default value: `'0.40.0'`
 
 ##### <a name="-prometheus--mongodb_exporter--use_kingpin"></a>`use_kingpin`
 
diff --git a/manifests/mongodb_exporter.pp b/manifests/mongodb_exporter.pp
index 612f05db0..284db27ce 100644
--- a/manifests/mongodb_exporter.pp
+++ b/manifests/mongodb_exporter.pp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   String[1] $service_name                                    = 'mongodb_exporter',
   String[1] $user                                            = 'mongodb-exporter',
   # renovate: depName=percona/mongodb_exporter
-  String[1] $version                                         = '0.20.4',
+  String[1] $version                                         = '0.40.0',
   Boolean $use_kingpin                                       = true,
   Boolean $purge_config_dir                                  = true,
   Boolean $restart_on_change                                 = true,
diff --git a/spec/classes/mongodb_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mongodb_exporter_spec.rb
index 9a1f30fe9..d9fab1d5e 100644
--- a/spec/classes/mongodb_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/mongodb_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       context 'with version specified' do
         let(:params) do
           {
-            version: '0.20.4',
+            version: '0.40.0',
             arch: 'amd64',
             os: 'linux',
             bin_dir: '/usr/local/bin',
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         end
 
         describe 'install correct binary' do
-          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/bin/mongodb_exporter').with('target' => '/opt/mongodb_exporter-0.20.4.linux-amd64/mongodb_exporter') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/bin/mongodb_exporter').with('target' => '/opt/mongodb_exporter-0.40.0.linux-amd64/mongodb_exporter') }
         end
       end
     end