diff --git a/terraform/application/database.tf b/terraform/application/database.tf
index 851394ac..d8b59e1a 100644
--- a/terraform/application/database.tf
+++ b/terraform/application/database.tf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module "postgres" {
   use_azure                   = var.deploy_azure_backing_services
   azure_enable_monitoring     = var.enable_monitoring
   azure_enable_backup_storage = var.enable_postgres_backup_storage
-  server_version              = "14"
+  server_version              = "16"
 }
 
 module "redis-cache" {