diff --git a/ansible/tasks/stage2-setup-postgres.yml b/ansible/tasks/stage2-setup-postgres.yml
index 4e9003ace..548f3ed94 100644
--- a/ansible/tasks/stage2-setup-postgres.yml
+++ b/ansible/tasks/stage2-setup-postgres.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@
 #     sudo -u postgres bash -c ". /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh && nix profile install nixpkgs#openjdk11"
 # It was decided to leave pljava disabled at https://github.com/supabase/postgres/pull/690 therefore removing this task
 
-- name: Install Git for Nix package management
-  become: yes
-  apt:
-    name: git
-    state: present
-    update_cache: yes
-  when: stage2_nix
-
 - name: Install Postgres from nix binary cache
   become: yes
   shell: |
@@ -42,15 +34,6 @@
   shell: |
     sudo -u postgres bash -c ". /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh && nix profile install github:supabase/postgres/{{ git_commit_sha }}#{{postgresql_version}}_src"
   when: stage2_nix
-
-- name: Remove Git after Nix package installations
-  become: yes
-  apt:
-    name: git
-    state: absent
-    autoremove: yes  
-    purge: yes       
-  when: stage2_nix
   
 - name: Set ownership and permissions for /etc/ssl/private
   become: yes
diff --git a/ansible/vars.yml b/ansible/vars.yml
index 852c2d7ce..9a90e6316 100644
--- a/ansible/vars.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ postgres_major:
 
 # Full version strings for each major version
 postgres_release:
-  postgres15: "15.8.1.010-staging3"
-  postgres16: "16.3.1.016-staging3"
+  postgres15: "15.8.1.010-staging4"
+  postgres16: "16.3.1.016-staging4"
 
 # Non Postgres Extensions
 pgbouncer_release: "1.19.0"