diff --git a/apps/backend/docker-compose-stfc.e2e.yml b/apps/backend/docker-compose-stfc.e2e.yml
index cff73549cd..17dab49a0e 100644
--- a/apps/backend/docker-compose-stfc.e2e.yml
+++ b/apps/backend/docker-compose-stfc.e2e.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
       - "3310:3310"
 
   db:
-    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    image: postgres:18-alpine
     restart: always
     environment:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: duopassword
diff --git a/apps/backend/docker-compose.e2e.yml b/apps/backend/docker-compose.e2e.yml
index 0d38d3934b..626bf54f48 100644
--- a/apps/backend/docker-compose.e2e.yml
+++ b/apps/backend/docker-compose.e2e.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
       API_AUTH_TOKEN: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.NinmUuwuu0D6syqwd2z5J1BaqhwRPlFaxtML8sA2Ang
 
   db:
-    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    image: postgres:18-alpine
     restart: always
     environment:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: duopassword
diff --git a/apps/backend/docker-compose.yml b/apps/backend/docker-compose.yml
index d1edcc9300..f1445f31a5 100644
--- a/apps/backend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/apps/backend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   db:
-    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    image: postgres:18-alpine
     restart: always
     environment:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: duopassword
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a97d01fd57..9d91c6c72d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ services:
       - 'traefik.http.routers.traefik.entrypoints=web'
       - 'traefik.http.routers.traefik.service=api@internal'
   db:
-    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    image: postgres:18-alpine
     restart: always
     environment:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: duopassword