diff --git a/docker-compose.databases.yml b/docker-compose.databases.yml
index 2e800546e..4e9e9067a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.databases.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.databases.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 services:
   postgres:
-    image: postgres:15-alpine
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
     container_name: metastate-postgres
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"