diff --git a/containers/java-postgres/test-project/pom.xml b/containers/java-postgres/test-project/pom.xml
index 98a0e3bf80..6a764e4c94 100644
--- a/containers/java-postgres/test-project/pom.xml
+++ b/containers/java-postgres/test-project/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
       <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-      <version>42.3.8</version>
+      <version>42.7.4</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>