diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a20d54b7..bc899217 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.7
-      - image: circleci/postgres:11
+      - image: circleci/postgres:12
         environment:
           POSTGRES_USER: postgres
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password