diff --git a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/PostgreSQLDatabase.java b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/PostgreSQLDatabase.java
index c832ae867..5b427f4e7 100644
--- a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/PostgreSQLDatabase.java
+++ b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/PostgreSQLDatabase.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class PostgreSQLDatabase implements TestableDatabase {
 	 * TIP: To reuse the same containers across multiple runs, set `testcontainers.reuse.enable=true` in a file located
 	 * at `$HOME/.testcontainers.properties` (create the file if it does not exist).
 	 */
-	public static final PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresql = new PostgreSQLContainer<>( imageName( "postgres", "16.3" ) )
+	public static final PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresql = new PostgreSQLContainer<>( imageName( "postgres", "17.4" ) )
 			.withUsername( DatabaseConfiguration.USERNAME )
 			.withPassword( DatabaseConfiguration.PASSWORD )
 			.withDatabaseName( DatabaseConfiguration.DB_NAME )
diff --git a/integration-tests/bytecode-enhancements-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/BaseReactiveIT.java b/integration-tests/bytecode-enhancements-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/BaseReactiveIT.java
index 72ad3273d..ff9f5e601 100644
--- a/integration-tests/bytecode-enhancements-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/BaseReactiveIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/bytecode-enhancements-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/BaseReactiveIT.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public abstract class BaseReactiveIT {
 	public static final boolean USE_DOCKER = Boolean.getBoolean( "docker" );
 
 	public static final DockerImageName IMAGE_NAME = DockerImageName
-			.parse( "docker.io/postgres:16.3" )
+			.parse( "docker.io/postgres:17.4" )
 			.asCompatibleSubstituteFor( "postgres" );
 
 	public static final String USERNAME = "hreact";
diff --git a/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/quarkus/qe/database/BaseReactiveIT.java b/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/quarkus/qe/database/BaseReactiveIT.java
index 7272f13f2..afff092e9 100644
--- a/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/quarkus/qe/database/BaseReactiveIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/quarkus/qe/database/BaseReactiveIT.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public abstract class BaseReactiveIT {
 	public static final boolean USE_DOCKER = Boolean.getBoolean( "docker" );
 
 	public static final DockerImageName IMAGE_NAME = DockerImageName
-			.parse( "docker.io/postgres:16.3" )
+			.parse( "docker.io/postgres:17.4" )
 			.asCompatibleSubstituteFor( "postgres" );
 
 	public static final String USERNAME = "hreact";
diff --git a/integration-tests/verticle-postgres-it/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/verticle/VertxServer.java b/integration-tests/verticle-postgres-it/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/verticle/VertxServer.java
index eab23a6ff..238e5278b 100644
--- a/integration-tests/verticle-postgres-it/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/verticle/VertxServer.java
+++ b/integration-tests/verticle-postgres-it/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/verticle/VertxServer.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class VertxServer {
 	// These properties are in DatabaseConfiguration in core
 	public static final boolean USE_DOCKER = Boolean.getBoolean( "docker" );
 
-	public static final String IMAGE_NAME = "postgres:16.3";
+	public static final String IMAGE_NAME = "postgres:17.4";
 	public static final String USERNAME = "hreact";
 	public static final String PASSWORD = "hreact";
 	public static final String DB_NAME = "hreact";
diff --git a/podman.md b/podman.md
index dc81fb828..3a35a715f 100644
--- a/podman.md
+++ b/podman.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ required credentials and schema to run the tests:
 podman run --rm --name HibernateTestingPGSQL \
     -e POSTGRES_USER=hreact -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=hreact -e POSTGRES_DB=hreact \
     -e POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS="-A password" \
-    -p 5432:5432 docker.io/postgres:16.3
+    -p 5432:5432 docker.io/postgres:17.4
 ```
 
 When the database has started, you can run the tests on PostgreSQL with:
diff --git a/tooling/jbang/Example.java b/tooling/jbang/Example.java
index 7c0f4cef0..7f6d383fd 100644
--- a/tooling/jbang/Example.java
+++ b/tooling/jbang/Example.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
  *             <pre>
  *                 podman run --rm --name HibernateTestingPGSQL \
  *                      -e POSTGRES_USER=hreact -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=hreact -e POSTGRES_DB=hreact \
- *                      -p 5432:5432 postgres:16.3
+ *                      -p 5432:5432 postgres:17.4
  *              </pre>
  *         </dd>
  *         <dt>3. Run the example with JBang</dt>
diff --git a/tooling/jbang/PostgreSQLReactiveTest.java.qute b/tooling/jbang/PostgreSQLReactiveTest.java.qute
index b49a6433b..682ac502b 100755
--- a/tooling/jbang/PostgreSQLReactiveTest.java.qute
+++ b/tooling/jbang/PostgreSQLReactiveTest.java.qute
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class {baseName} {
 	}
 
     @ClassRule
-    public final static PostgreSQLContainer database = new PostgreSQLContainer( imageName( "docker.io", "postgres", "16.3" ) );
+    public final static PostgreSQLContainer database = new PostgreSQLContainer( imageName( "docker.io", "postgres", "17.4" ) );
 
 	private Mutiny.SessionFactory sessionFactory;
 
diff --git a/tooling/jbang/ReactiveTest.java b/tooling/jbang/ReactiveTest.java
index 51ba7f267..c1094f891 100755
--- a/tooling/jbang/ReactiveTest.java
+++ b/tooling/jbang/ReactiveTest.java
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public String toString() {
 	 * It's a wrapper around the testcontainers classes.
 	 */
 	enum Database {
-		POSTGRESQL( () -> new PostgreSQLContainer( "postgres:16.3" ) ),
+		POSTGRESQL( () -> new PostgreSQLContainer( "postgres:17.4" ) ),
 		MYSQL( () -> new MySQLContainer( "mysql:8.4.0" ) ),
 		DB2( () -> new Db2Container( "docker.io/icr.io/db2_community/db2:12.1.0.0" ).acceptLicense() ),
 		MARIADB( () -> new MariaDBContainer( "mariadb:11.4.2" ) ),