diff --git a/installation/docker/docker-compose.yml b/installation/docker/docker-compose.yml
index eec22bfc2..226eae406 100644
--- a/installation/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/installation/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ services:
       retries: 60
 
   postgresql:
-    image: ${VMCLARITY_POSTGRESQL_CONTAINER_IMAGE:-docker.io/bitnami/postgresql:12.17.0-debian-11-r28}
+    image: ${VMCLARITY_POSTGRESQL_CONTAINER_IMAGE:-docker.io/bitnami/postgresql:16.2.0-debian-11-r1}
     env_file: ./postgres.env
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"
diff --git a/installation/docker/image_override.env b/installation/docker/image_override.env
index 039a34611..a638a9151 100644
--- a/installation/docker/image_override.env
+++ b/installation/docker/image_override.env
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ VMCLARITY_TRIVY_SERVER_CONTAINER_IMAGE=docker.io/aquasec/trivy:0.41.0
 VMCLARITY_GRYPE_SERVER_CONTAINER_IMAGE=ghcr.io/openclarity/grype-server:v0.7.2
 VMCLARITY_FRESHCLAM_MIRROR_CONTAINER_IMAGE=ghcr.io/openclarity/freshclam-mirror:v0.3.0
 VMCLARITY_YARA_RULE_SERVER_CONTAINER_IMAGE=ghcr.io/openclarity/yara-rule-server:v0.1.0
-VMCLARITY_POSTGRESQL_CONTAINER_IMAGE=docker.io/bitnami/postgresql:12.14.0-debian-11-r28
+VMCLARITY_POSTGRESQL_CONTAINER_IMAGE=docker.io/bitnami/postgresql:16.2.0-debian-11-r1