diff --git a/examples/deadline/All-In-AWS-Infrastructure-Basic/python/package/lib/storage_tier.py b/examples/deadline/All-In-AWS-Infrastructure-Basic/python/package/lib/storage_tier.py
index f83025410..4eeec6acd 100644
--- a/examples/deadline/All-In-AWS-Infrastructure-Basic/python/package/lib/storage_tier.py
+++ b/examples/deadline/All-In-AWS-Infrastructure-Basic/python/package/lib/storage_tier.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ def __init__(self, scope: Construct, stack_id: str, *, props: StorageTierDocDBPr
             # It is recommended that when creating your render farm you use at least 2 instances for redundancy.
             instances=1,
             master_user=Login(username='adminuser'),
+            engine_version='3.6.0',
             backup=BackupProps(
                 # We recommend setting the retention of your backups to 15 days
                 # for security reasons. The default retention is just one day.
diff --git a/examples/deadline/All-In-AWS-Infrastructure-Basic/ts/lib/storage-tier.ts b/examples/deadline/All-In-AWS-Infrastructure-Basic/ts/lib/storage-tier.ts
index 46efb8fea..421ba3353 100644
--- a/examples/deadline/All-In-AWS-Infrastructure-Basic/ts/lib/storage-tier.ts
+++ b/examples/deadline/All-In-AWS-Infrastructure-Basic/ts/lib/storage-tier.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export class StorageTierDocDB extends StorageTier {
       masterUser: {
         username: 'adminuser',
       },
+      engineVersion: '3.6.0',
       backup: {
         // We recommend setting the retention of your backups to 15 days
         // for security reasons. The default retention is just one day.
diff --git a/integ/lib/storage-struct.ts b/integ/lib/storage-struct.ts
index ca7b79dd0..d6d0106a2 100644
--- a/integ/lib/storage-struct.ts
+++ b/integ/lib/storage-struct.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export class StorageStruct extends Construct {
         masterUser: {
           username: 'DocDBUser',
         },
+        engineVersion: '3.6.0',
         backup: {
           retention: Duration.days(15),
         },
diff --git a/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/deadline/lib/repository.ts b/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/deadline/lib/repository.ts
index 354ae1b15..efd94d503 100644
--- a/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/deadline/lib/repository.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/deadline/lib/repository.ts
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ export class Repository extends Construct implements IRepository {
       const instances = props.documentDbInstanceCount ?? Repository.DEFAULT_NUM_DOCDB_INSTANCES;
       const dbCluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, 'DocumentDatabase', {
         masterUser: {username: 'DocDBUser'},
+        engineVersion: '3.6.0',
         instanceProps: {
           instanceType: InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.R5, InstanceSize.LARGE),
           vpc: props.vpc,