diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ac231ee72..8f9824e8f 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           - 6379:6379
       {%- endif %}
       postgres:
-        image: postgres:12
+        image: postgres:{{ cookiecutter.postgresql_version }}
         ports:
           - 5432:5432
         env: