diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 25324d9..14aa478 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
       - matrix
 
   db:
-    image: docker.io/postgres:12.22-alpine@sha256:c1f99fc1f0e8e53203979bdc415d58fb09755f8edba8ea257f7fb6eca1b53d63
+    image: docker.io/postgres:17.2-alpine@sha256:0bcc5bbbb2aa9c9b4c6505845918c7eb55d783cf5c1f434fac33012579fb149d
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=${DC_MATRIX_POSTGRES_USER:-synapse}