diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e9257f0f0..2cc94d543f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>3.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.4.0-GH-3984-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data MongoDB</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml
index e2704a6753..d19806f0ed 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.0-GH-3984-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
index b75f8bf624..434715b343 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.0-GH-3984-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index ca96626cc9..c0937959e9 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.0-GH-3984-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
index 3d159c6e9e..bc12ed18ae 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ public MongoCollection<Document> createCollection(String collectionName,
 			@Nullable CollectionOptions collectionOptions) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(collectionName, "CollectionName must not be null!");
-		return doCreateCollection(collectionName, convertToDocument(collectionOptions));
+		return doCreateCollection(collectionName, convertToDocument(collectionOptions, Object.class));
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateUnitTests.java
index f5953d0384..57ace74d33 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateUnitTests.java
@@ -2289,6 +2289,18 @@ void createCollectionShouldSetUpTimeSeries() {
 						.granularity(TimeSeriesGranularity.HOURS).toString());
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-3984
+	void templatePassesOnTimeSeriesOptionsWhenNoTypeGiven() {
+
+		template.createCollection("time-series-collection", CollectionOptions.timeSeries("time_stamp"));
+
+		ArgumentCaptor<CreateCollectionOptions> options = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(CreateCollectionOptions.class);
+		verify(db).createCollection(any(), options.capture());
+
+		assertThat(options.getValue().getTimeSeriesOptions().toString())
+				.isEqualTo(new com.mongodb.client.model.TimeSeriesOptions("time_stamp").toString());
+	}
+
 	class AutogenerateableId {
 
 		@Id BigInteger id;