diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4fdee01..73a3ea2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM php:8.3-fpm-alpine AS chill_base_php82
 
-ENV POSTGRES_VERSION=15
+ENV POSTGRES_VERSION=16
 
 # default UID for the PHP user
 ARG UID=1000