diff --git a/aws-cloudwatch-project/docker/docker-compose.yml b/aws-cloudwatch-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
index d570cb83..f5b867f2 100644
--- a/aws-cloudwatch-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/aws-cloudwatch-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3.8'
 services:
 
   postgresqldb:
-    image: postgres:16.2-alpine
+    image: postgres:16.3-alpine
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=appuser
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret
diff --git a/aws-kinesis-project/consumer/docker/docker-compose.yml b/aws-kinesis-project/consumer/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 12d2c424..e0762d6d 100644
--- a/aws-kinesis-project/consumer/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/aws-kinesis-project/consumer/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - "../.localstack/init-aws.sh:/etc/localstack/init/ready.d/init-aws.sh"  # ready hook
 
   postgresqldb:
-    image: postgres:16.2-alpine
+    image: postgres:16.3-alpine
     hostname: postgresqldb
     extra_hosts: [ 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway' ]
     environment:
diff --git a/aws-lambda-project/docker/docker-compose.yml b/aws-lambda-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
index a261931b..4e08a3bb 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/aws-lambda-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3.8'
 services:
 
   postgresqldb:
-    image: postgres:16.2-alpine
+    image: postgres:16.3-alpine
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=appuser
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret
diff --git a/aws-parameterstore-project/docker/docker-compose.yml b/aws-parameterstore-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 9712fb59..33f6311d 100644
--- a/aws-parameterstore-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/aws-parameterstore-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3.8'
 services:
 
   postgresqldb:
-    image: postgres:16.2-alpine
+    image: postgres:16.3-alpine
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=appuser
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret
diff --git a/aws-s3-project/docker/docker-compose.yml b/aws-s3-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 55a015b9..81bd6674 100644
--- a/aws-s3-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/aws-s3-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3.8'
 services:
 
   postgresqldb:
-    image: postgres:16.2-alpine
+    image: postgres:16.3-alpine
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=appuser
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret
diff --git a/aws-secretmanager-project/docker/docker-compose.yml b/aws-secretmanager-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 21985d80..5a692010 100644
--- a/aws-secretmanager-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/aws-secretmanager-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3.8'
 services:
 
   postgresqldb:
-    image: postgres:16.2-alpine
+    image: postgres:16.3-alpine
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=appuser
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret
diff --git a/aws-sqs-project/docker/docker-compose.yml b/aws-sqs-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
index a974afe3..e9cd5296 100644
--- a/aws-sqs-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/aws-sqs-project/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3.8'
 services:
 
   postgresqldb:
-    image: postgres:16.2-alpine
+    image: postgres:16.3-alpine
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=appuser
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret