diff --git a/roles/matrix/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix/defaults/main.yml
index 9b556b7..992207e 100644
--- a/roles/matrix/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix/defaults/main.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ matrix_database_password: "{{ lookup('passwordstore', matrix_synapse_domain + '/
 # renovate: depName=docker.io/matrixdotorg/synapse
 matrix_synapse_version: "1.114.0"
 # renovate: depName=docker.io/library/postgres
-matrix_database_version: "13.15"
+matrix_database_version: "13.16"
 
 # Container tag definitions
 matrix_synapse_image_version: "v{{ matrix_synapse_version }}"