diff --git a/roles/postgresql/defaults/main.yml b/roles/postgresql/defaults/main.yml
index fd28914..9319dcd 100644
--- a/roles/postgresql/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/postgresql/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ postgresql_socket_path: "{{ postgresql_base_path }}/sockets"
 postgresql_config_path: "{{ postgresql_base_path }}/config"
 postgresql_connect_socket: true
 
-postgresql_container_version: "13.11"
+postgresql_container_version: "16.3"
 postgresql_container_distro: "alpine"
 
 postgresql_container_image_reference: >-