diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 628548d0bf..6cc98dd0c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
       # Label used to access the service container
       db:
         # Docker Hub image
-        image: postgres:12.22
+        image: postgres:17.3
         # Set health checks to wait until postgres has started
         options: >-
           --health-cmd pg_isready
diff --git a/docker-compose.services.yml b/docker-compose.services.yml
index 57d355265b..19226928f4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.services.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.services.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
   db:
     profiles:
       - backend
-    image: postgres:12.22
+    image: postgres:17.3
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "pg_isready"]
       interval: 3s