diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 83f8edf16..60925b811 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pytest:
   tags:
     - python
   services:
-    - postgres:11
+    - postgres:{{ cookiecutter.postgresql_version }}
   variables:
     DATABASE_URL: pgsql://$POSTGRES_USER:$POSTGRES_PASSWORD@postgres/$POSTGRES_DB