diff --git a/.env.dev b/.env.dev
index d041167ba..12f2034e3 100644
--- a/.env.dev
+++ b/.env.dev
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ MEDIA_ROOT=/data/media
 # FORCE_HTTPS_URLS=True
 
 # Customize to your needs
-POSTGRES_VERSION=11
+POSTGRES_VERSION=15
 DEBUG=true
 TYPESENSE_API_KEY="apikey"
diff --git a/dev.yml b/dev.yml
index 9ba73c6d2..488a984a8 100644
--- a/dev.yml
+++ b/dev.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - .env.dev
       - .env
-    image: postgres:${POSTGRES_VERSION-11}-alpine
+    image: postgres:${POSTGRES_VERSION-15}-alpine
     environment:
       - "POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=trust"
     command: postgres ${POSTGRES_ARGS-}