diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 95dfa87..f3fb7a7 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:17.4
         # 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 980c715..d4ba363 100644
--- a/docker-compose.services.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.services.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   db:
-    image: postgres:12.22
+    image: postgres:17.4
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "pg_isready"]
       interval: 3s