diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 7225dd0..7998de2 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
+            <artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.spring3x</artifactId>
+            <version>4.13.0</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
diff --git a/backend/src/test/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/test/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba2ba5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+de.flapdoodle.mongodb.embedded.version=7.0.4
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