diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ac614c0..8f04e1b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
       - matrix
 
   db:
-    image: docker.io/postgres:12.22-alpine@sha256:1fb72c8dc3fc1615e92293f5d922bf36a1b442dee23667250da8577466323ca3
+    image: docker.io/postgres:17.2-alpine@sha256:d37d2c160d34430877c802e5adc22824a2ad453499db9bab1a2ceb2be6c1a46f
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=${DC_MATRIX_POSTGRES_USER:-synapse}