diff --git a/integration_tests/src/setup_utils/database.rs b/integration_tests/src/setup_utils/database.rs
index e2068e1a2..5acf7851c 100644
--- a/integration_tests/src/setup_utils/database.rs
+++ b/integration_tests/src/setup_utils/database.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use std::{
 /// Starts the exit postgres instance in the native system namespace, TODO insert plumbing so that exits can reach it
 pub fn start_postgres() {
     const POSTGRES_USER: &str = "postgres";
-    const POSTGRES_BIN: &str = "/usr/lib/postgresql/15/bin/postgres";
-    const INITDB_BIN: &str = "/usr/lib/postgresql/15/bin/initdb";
+    const POSTGRES_BIN: &str = "/usr/lib/postgresql/16/bin/postgres";
+    const INITDB_BIN: &str = "/usr/lib/postgresql/16/bin/initdb";
     // for this test script
     const DB_URL_LOCAL: &str = "postgres://postgres@127.0.0.1/test";
     // for the rita exit instances
diff --git a/legacy_integration_tests/container/Dockerfile b/legacy_integration_tests/container/Dockerfile
index 8190f9b93..c8b844a10 100644
--- a/legacy_integration_tests/container/Dockerfile
+++ b/legacy_integration_tests/container/Dockerfile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ RUN apt-get install -y python3-termcolor python3-toml python3-networkx python3-m
 RUN curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y
 RUN PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.cargo/bin cargo install diesel_cli --force
 ENV POSTGRES_USER=postgres
-ENV POSTGRES_BIN=/usr/lib/postgresql/15/bin/postgres
-ENV INITDB_BIN=/usr/lib/postgresql/15/bin/initdb
+ENV POSTGRES_BIN=/usr/lib/postgresql/16/bin/postgres
+ENV INITDB_BIN=/usr/lib/postgresql/16/bin/initdb
 ARG NODES
 ENV SPEEDTEST_THROUGHPUT=$SPEEDTEST_THROUGHPUT
 ENV SPEEDTEST_DURATION=$SPEEDTEST_DURATION