diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 54805c1..b081712 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
       - matrix
 
   db:
-    image: docker.io/postgres:12.21-alpine@sha256:ab3d275fff0d3848e46d7aa0e535eddca1f1d309a7af05af41e328c3986b51f7
+    image: docker.io/postgres:17.2-alpine@sha256:e7897baa70dae1968d23d785adb4aeb699175e0bcaae44f98a7083ecb9668b93
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=${DC_MATRIX_POSTGRES_USER:-synapse}