diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 301e53afdc4..65dcca7a2a6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 - Add `ContextWithStartTime` and `StartTimeFromContext` to `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp`, which allows setting the start time using go context. (#6137)
 - Set the `code.*` attributes in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/otelzap` if the `zap.Logger` was created with the `AddCaller` or `AddStacktrace` option. (#6268)
 
+### Changed 
+
+- Upgrade `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.17.0` to `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.21.0` in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/otelmongo`. (#6272)
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Transform nil attribute values to `log.Value` zero value instead of panicking in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/otellogrus`. (#6237)
diff --git a/instrumentation/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/otelmongo/mongo.go b/instrumentation/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/otelmongo/mongo.go
index b3c56ccc1bf..2b21c215d43 100644
--- a/instrumentation/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/otelmongo/mongo.go
+++ b/instrumentation/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/otelmongo/mongo.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
-	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.17.0"
+	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.21.0"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"