diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docker-compose.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docker-compose.yml
index ab3c1a52..eb73158a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 services:
   db:
-    image: "postgres:16-alpine"
+    image: "postgres:17-alpine"
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
       - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data