diff --git a/dev/docker-compose.massagent.yml b/dev/docker-compose.massagent.yml
index 9efc88ead..180b09ec8 100644
--- a/dev/docker-compose.massagent.yml
+++ b/dev/docker-compose.massagent.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ volumes:
 
 services:
   postgres:
-    image: postgres:14-alpine
+    image: postgres:${PGVERSION-16}-alpine
     environment:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: confinment
     command: [