diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-mongodb-v2/metadata.yaml b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-mongodb-v2/metadata.yaml
index 6d9c000b45378..88bbd68ae98f9 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-mongodb-v2/metadata.yaml
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-mongodb-v2/metadata.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ data:
   connectorSubtype: database
   connectorType: source
   definitionId: b2e713cd-cc36-4c0a-b5bd-b47cb8a0561e
-  dockerImageTag: 1.2.11
+  dockerImageTag: 1.2.12
   dockerRepository: airbyte/source-mongodb-v2
   documentationUrl: https://docs.airbyte.com/integrations/sources/mongodb-v2
   githubIssueLabel: source-mongodb-v2
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-mongodb-v2/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/source/mongodb/MongoDbSource.java b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-mongodb-v2/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/source/mongodb/MongoDbSource.java
index 2a6c15c28677e..d7103f6fe854c 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-mongodb-v2/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/source/mongodb/MongoDbSource.java
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-mongodb-v2/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/source/mongodb/MongoDbSource.java
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.mongodb.MongoCommandException;
 import com.mongodb.MongoSecurityException;
 import com.mongodb.client.MongoClient;
 import com.mongodb.connection.ClusterType;
 import io.airbyte.cdk.integrations.BaseConnector;
+import io.airbyte.cdk.integrations.base.AirbyteExceptionHandler;
 import io.airbyte.cdk.integrations.base.AirbyteTraceMessageUtility;
 import io.airbyte.cdk.integrations.base.IntegrationRunner;
 import io.airbyte.cdk.integrations.base.Source;
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ public MongoDbSource() {
   }
 
   public static void main(final String[] args) throws Exception {
+    AirbyteExceptionHandler.addThrowableForDeinterpolation(MongoCommandException.class);
     final Source source = new MongoDbSource();
     LOGGER.info("starting source: {}", MongoDbSource.class);
     new IntegrationRunner(source).run(args);
diff --git a/docs/integrations/sources/mongodb-v2.md b/docs/integrations/sources/mongodb-v2.md
index 0df7d0f12a977..9894fd8d05686 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/sources/mongodb-v2.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/sources/mongodb-v2.md
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ For more information regarding configuration parameters, please see [MongoDb Doc
 
 | Version | Date       | Pull Request                                             | Subject                                                                                                   |
 |:--------|:-----------|:---------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 1.2.12  | 2024-02-21 | [35526](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/35526) | Improve error handling.                                                                                   |
 | 1.2.11  | 2024-02-20 | [35375](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/35375) | Add config to throw an error on invalid CDC position and enable it by default.                            |
 | 1.2.10  | 2024-02-13 | [35036](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/34751) | Emit analytics message for invalid CDC cursor.                                                            |
 | 1.2.9   | 2024-02-13 | [35114](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/35114) | Extend subsequent cdc record wait time to the duration of initial. Bug Fixes                              |