diff --git a/.example.env b/.example.env
index b4088802..5a7750d7 100644
--- a/.example.env
+++ b/.example.env
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 # locale filter to include in the locale generator
 LANGS="en_US.UTF-8,id_ID.UTF-8"
 
-POSTGRES_MAJOR_VERSION=15
+POSTGRES_MAJOR_VERSION=16
 POSTGIS_MAJOR_VERSION=3
 POSTGIS_MINOR_RELEASE=4
 BUILD_TIMESCALE=false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-latest.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-latest.yaml
index 48a644ba..2d3edb00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-latest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-latest.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         postgresMajorVersion:
-          - 15
+          - 16
         postgisMajorVersion:
           - 3
         postgisMinorRelease:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         postgresMajorVersion:
-          - 15
+          - 16
         postgisMajorVersion:
           - 3
         postgisMinorRelease:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy-image.yaml
index da6712f6..5b62dea6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-image.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         postgresMajorVersion:
-          - 15
+          - 16
         postgisMajorVersion:
           - 3
         postgisMinorRelease:
diff --git a/scripts/env-data.sh b/scripts/env-data.sh
index ecc6b459..c925cbc7 100644
--- a/scripts/env-data.sh
+++ b/scripts/env-data.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ EXTDIR="/usr/share/postgresql/${POSTGRES_MAJOR_VERSION}/extension/"
 SETVARS="POSTGIS_ENABLE_OUTDB_RASTERS=1 POSTGIS_GDAL_ENABLED_DRIVERS=ENABLE_ALL"
 LOCALONLY="-c listen_addresses='127.0.0.1'"
 PG_BASEBACKUP="/usr/lib/postgresql/${POSTGRES_MAJOR_VERSION}/bin/pg_basebackup"
-PROMOTE_FILE="/tmp/pg_promote_master"
 NODE_PROMOTION="/usr/lib/postgresql/${POSTGRES_MAJOR_VERSION}/bin/pg_ctl"
 DATA_DIR_CONTROL="/usr/lib/postgresql/${POSTGRES_MAJOR_VERSION}/bin/pg_controldata"
 PGSTAT_TMP="/var/run/postgresql/"
diff --git a/scripts/setup-conf.sh b/scripts/setup-conf.sh
index 75c2ef86..a0e60231 100644
--- a/scripts/setup-conf.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-conf.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ checkpoint_timeout = ${CHECK_POINT_TIMEOUT}
 primary_conninfo = 'host=${REPLICATE_FROM} port=${REPLICATE_PORT} user=${REPLICATION_USER} password=${REPLICATION_PASS} ${PARAMS}'
 recovery_target_timeline=${TARGET_TIMELINE}
 recovery_target_action=${TARGET_ACTION}
-promote_trigger_file = '${PROMOTE_FILE}'
 EOF
 if [[ ${ARCHIVE_MODE} =~ [Oo][Nn] ]];then
 cat >> "${ROOT_CONF}"/streaming_replication.conf <<EOF