diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 67af270b8c7c..03ff5f27ac32 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ services:
       - backend
 
   db:
-    image: postgres:13
+    image: postgres:17
     <<: *restart_policy
     stop_grace_period: "3s"
     volumes:
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ services:
 ######### Testing stuff below ############
 
   db-test:
-    image: postgres:13
+    image: postgres:17
     stop_grace_period: "3s"
     volumes:
       - "pgdata-test:/var/lib/postgresql/data"
diff --git a/docker/ci/Dockerfile b/docker/ci/Dockerfile
index 4838d91ab473..b0163d24c812 100644
--- a/docker/ci/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ci/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ENV NODE_VERSION="22.15.0"
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV BUNDLE_WITHOUT="development:production:docker"
 
-ENV PGVERSION=13
+ENV PGVERSION=17
 RUN wget --quiet -O- https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | apt-key add - && \
   echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt bookworm-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list
 
diff --git a/docker/ci/postgresql.conf b/docker/ci/postgresql.conf
index 39e33488f1ea..33d4bd9ffc35 100644
--- a/docker/ci/postgresql.conf
+++ b/docker/ci/postgresql.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# DB Version: 13
+# DB Version: 17
 # OS Type: linux
 # DB Type: web
 # Total Memory (RAM): 32 GB
diff --git a/docker/dev/keycloak/docker-compose.yml b/docker/dev/keycloak/docker-compose.yml
index f089de51119d..a8cd4d2803a0 100644
--- a/docker/dev/keycloak/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/dev/keycloak/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   db-keycloak:
-    image: postgres:13
+    image: postgres:17
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
       - external
diff --git a/docker/prod/Dockerfile b/docker/prod/Dockerfile
index e7ee31dee78f..f25ad5135987 100755
--- a/docker/prod/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/prod/Dockerfile
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ ENV DOCKER=1
 ENV APP_USER=app
 ENV APP_PATH=/app
 ENV APP_DATA_PATH=/var/openproject/assets
-ENV PGVERSION="13"
-ENV PGVERSION_CHOICES="13 15 17"
+ENV PGVERSION="17"
+ENV PGVERSION_CHOICES="17"
 ENV PGBIN="/usr/lib/postgresql/$PGVERSION/bin"
 ENV PATH="$PGBIN:$PATH"
 ENV BUNDLE_WITHOUT="development:test"
diff --git a/docker/prod/postgres-db-upgrade b/docker/prod/postgres-db-upgrade
index 53e24022b8cb..bca336bb6cc0 100755
--- a/docker/prod/postgres-db-upgrade
+++ b/docker/prod/postgres-db-upgrade
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 set -o pipefail
 
 CURRENT_PGVERSION="$(cat $PGDATA/PG_VERSION)"
-NEW_PGVERSION="13"
+NEW_PGVERSION="17"
 
 if [ "$CURRENT_PGVERSION" == "$NEW_PGVERSION" ]; then
 	echo "Current and new postgres version are identical. Aborting."
diff --git a/docker/pullpreview/docker-compose.yml b/docker/pullpreview/docker-compose.yml
index f6a3bb409c39..9b725caa753b 100644
--- a/docker/pullpreview/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/pullpreview/docker-compose.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ services:
       - "caddy_data:/data"
 
   db:
-    image: postgres:13
+    image: postgres:17
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: app
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: p4ssw0rd
diff --git a/docs/installation-and-operations/configuration/server/docker-compose.yml b/docs/installation-and-operations/configuration/server/docker-compose.yml
index 4bafbaf2da5b..a076c4d1fc61 100644
--- a/docs/installation-and-operations/configuration/server/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docs/installation-and-operations/configuration/server/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: '3'
 services:
   database:
-    image: postgres:10
+    image: postgres:17
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=p4ssw0rd
       - POSTGRES_DB=openproject
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
   web: &openproject
     environment:
       - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:p4ssw0rd@database/openproject
-    image: openproject/openproject:15
+    image: openproject/openproject:16
     command: ./docker/web
   worker:
     <<: *openproject