diff --git a/compose.deps.yaml b/compose.deps.yaml
index 9cbf9dd..dbcdfb1 100644
--- a/compose.deps.yaml
+++ b/compose.deps.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ volumes:
 
 services:
   db:
-    image: ${POSTGRES_IMAGE:-postgres:15-alpine}
+    image: ${POSTGRES_IMAGE:-postgres:16-alpine}
     profiles:
       - "all"
     restart: always
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 6b15d35..6f10c33 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ services:
       - webapp
   
   db:
-    image: ${POSTGRES_IMAGE:-postgres:15-alpine}
+    image: ${POSTGRES_IMAGE:-postgres:16-alpine}
     volumes:
       - contosoads-db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
       - ./deploy/migrate.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/1-migrate.sql