diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index fa92212..12a672b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ volumes:
   redis-data:
 services:
   db:
-    image: postgres:18rc1-alpine3.22
+    image: postgres:18
     env_file:
       - .env
     restart: always
diff --git a/fastapi-base/src/models/base.py b/fastapi-base/src/models/base.py
index f3e2ddc..2055ed8 100644
--- a/fastapi-base/src/models/base.py
+++ b/fastapi-base/src/models/base.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class BaseModel(SQLModel):
         default_factory=uuid_ext_pkg.uuid7,
         primary_key=True,
         index=True,
-        sa_column_kwargs={"unique": True},
+        sa_column_kwargs={"server_default": expression.text("uuid7()"), "unique": True},
     )
 
     created_at: Optional[datetime] = Field(
diff --git a/ops/docker-compose.test.yml b/ops/docker-compose.test.yml
index 9fc8210..1e3c751 100644
--- a/ops/docker-compose.test.yml
+++ b/ops/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
     expose:
       - "6379"
   db-test:
-    image: postgres:18rc1-alpine3.22
+    image: postgres:18
     expose:
       - "5432"
     environment: