diff --git a/roles/docker_matrix/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker_matrix/defaults/main.yml
index a3cb5a90a82bb0100ded7800144ac41289dd5508..8daae98224315568f851d548a577766f43601f95 100644
--- a/roles/docker_matrix/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker_matrix/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ matrix_synapse_domain: "{{ matrix_synapse_servername }}"
 matrix_synapse_options: []
 
 # renovate: depName=docker.io/library/postgres
-matrix_database_version: "15.0"
+matrix_database_version: "15.1"
 matrix_database_password: "{{ lookup('passwordstore',  matrix_synapse_domain +  '/db create=true length=42') }}"
 
 matrix_riotweb_domain: riot.example.com