diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
index 6e5bd99e6..b2f2865ef 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "Setup authentik testing environment"
 inputs:
   postgresql_version:
     description: "Optional postgresql image tag"
-    default: "12"
+    default: "16"
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Setup python and restore poetry
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version-file: 'pyproject.toml'
+        python-version-file: "pyproject.toml"
         cache: "poetry"
     - name: Setup node
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/docker-compose.yml b/.github/actions/setup/docker-compose.yml
index 5d7a1053d..d012dd21f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "3.7"
 
 services:
   postgresql:
-    image: docker.io/library/postgres:${PSQL_TAG:-12}
+    image: docker.io/library/postgres:${PSQL_TAG:-16}
     volumes:
       - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     environment:
diff --git a/scripts/docker-compose.yml b/scripts/docker-compose.yml
index cd25d145f..4c5742a74 100644
--- a/scripts/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/scripts/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: "3.7"
 services:
   postgresql:
     container_name: postgres
-    image: docker.io/library/postgres:12
+    image: docker.io/library/postgres:16
     volumes:
       - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     environment: