diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 6f0100706..5d4c56db0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: '3'
 services:
   postgresql:
-    image: postgres:11.6
+    image: postgres:17.2
     environment:
       POSTGRES_DB: checkinsdb
       POSTGRES_USER: postgres
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/com/objectcomputing/checkins/services/TestContainersSuite.java b/server/src/test/java/com/objectcomputing/checkins/services/TestContainersSuite.java
index 931cd8eb9..4948273bb 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/com/objectcomputing/checkins/services/TestContainersSuite.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/com/objectcomputing/checkins/services/TestContainersSuite.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 @MicronautTest(environments = {Environment.TEST}, transactional = false)
 public abstract class TestContainersSuite implements RepositoryFixture, TestPropertyProvider {
 
-    private static final PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgres = new PostgreSQLContainer<>("postgres:11.6");
+    private static final PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgres = new PostgreSQLContainer<>("postgres:17.2");
 
     @Inject
     private EmbeddedServer embeddedServer;