diff --git a/roles/matrix_sliding_sync/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix_sliding_sync/defaults/main.yml
index bc9e7b4..08240f8 100644
--- a/roles/matrix_sliding_sync/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix_sliding_sync/defaults/main.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ matrix_sliding_sync_secret: "{{ lookup('passwordstore', matrix_sliding_sync_syna
 # renovate: depName=ghcr.io/matrix-org/sliding-sync
 matrix_sliding_sync_version: "v0.99.13"
 # renovate: depName=docker.io/library/postgres
-matrix_sliding_sync_database_version: "16.2"
+matrix_sliding_sync_database_version: "16.3"
 
 # Container tag definitions
 matrix_sliding_sync_image_version: "{{ matrix_sliding_sync_version }}"