diff --git a/dsl-template/src/commonMain/kotlin/options/ReadConcern.kt b/dsl-template/src/commonMain/kotlin/options/ReadConcern.kt
index c970e700..c7ba67e3 100644
--- a/dsl-template/src/commonMain/kotlin/options/ReadConcern.kt
+++ b/dsl-template/src/commonMain/kotlin/options/ReadConcern.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ class ReadConcernOption(
 
 	@LowLevelApi
 	override fun write(writer: BsonValueWriter) = with(writer) {
-		writeString(concern.bsonName)
+		writeDocument {
+			writeString("level", concern.bsonName)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/options/ReadConcern.kt b/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/options/ReadConcern.kt
index d5923c36..9ac321a3 100644
--- a/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/options/ReadConcern.kt
+++ b/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/options/ReadConcern.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ class ReadConcernOption(
 
 	@LowLevelApi
 	override fun write(writer: BsonValueWriter) = with(writer) {
-		writeString(concern.bsonName)
+		writeDocument {
+			writeString("level", concern.bsonName)
+		}
 	}
 }