diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f701eaba14..a828a116cc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ services:
           source: ./docker/extra_settings
           target: /app/docker/extra_settings
   postgres:
-    image: postgres:18.4-alpine@sha256:9a8afca54e7861fd90fab5fdf4c42477a6b1cb7d293595148e674e0a3181de15
+    image: postgres:18.6-alpine@sha256:d3e1620b530c944afa6e887d22eb899824da68e19c52024bf98f5220c88a65b2
     environment:
       PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data
       POSTGRES_DB: ${DD_DATABASE_NAME:-defectdojo}