diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index 099bb4f2d..d935e6fbd 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ services:
     # (Adding the "ports" property to this file will not forward from a Codespace.)
 
   db:
-    image: postgres:16
+    image: postgres:17
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
       - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index f0229424d..c1908fbcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     services:
       postgres:
-        image: postgres:16-alpine
+        image: postgres:17-alpine
         env:
           POSTGRES_USER: ow4user
           POSTGRES_DB: ow4db