diff --git a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/integration/postgres/PostgresDBRunner.js b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/integration/postgres/PostgresDBRunner.js
index 5e8ded3aec0f3..84dc36df77372 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/integration/postgres/PostgresDBRunner.js
+++ b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/integration/postgres/PostgresDBRunner.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export class PostgresDBRunner extends BaseDbRunner {
   }
 
   async containerLazyInit() {
-    const version = process.env.TEST_PGSQL_VERSION || '9.6.8';
+    const version = process.env.TEST_PGSQL_VERSION || '12.22';
 
     return new GenericContainer(`postgres:${version}`)
       .withEnvironment({
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-testing-shared/src/db-container-runners/postgres.ts b/packages/cubejs-testing-shared/src/db-container-runners/postgres.ts
index 255fc1bdd1ef1..8fc359792d275 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-testing-shared/src/db-container-runners/postgres.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-testing-shared/src/db-container-runners/postgres.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { DbRunnerAbstract, DBRunnerContainerOptions } from './db-runner.abstract
 
 export class PostgresDBRunner extends DbRunnerAbstract {
   public static startContainer(options: DBRunnerContainerOptions) {
-    const version = process.env.TEST_PGSQL_VERSION || options.version || '9.6.8';
+    const version = process.env.TEST_PGSQL_VERSION || options.version || '12.22';
 
     const container = new GenericContainer(`postgres:${version}`)
       .withEnvironment({