diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 890c46f..575df60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - 6379:6379
       sqldb:
-        image: postgres:14
+        image: postgres:16
         env:
           POSTGRES_USER: app-user
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: secret
diff --git a/db/Dockerfile b/db/Dockerfile
index 118acc5..697c3de 100644
--- a/db/Dockerfile
+++ b/db/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # pull official base image
-FROM postgres:14-alpine
+FROM postgres:16-alpine
 
 # run create.sql on init
 ADD create.sql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d