diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5f27d1d..b081712 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
       - matrix
 
   db:
-    image: docker.io/postgres:12.22-alpine@sha256:154b5962b6dc5cab57fbcb7045b1faa5c48ae98d1734479b8d070369ce3d194c
+    image: docker.io/postgres:17.2-alpine@sha256:e7897baa70dae1968d23d785adb4aeb699175e0bcaae44f98a7083ecb9668b93
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=${DC_MATRIX_POSTGRES_USER:-synapse}