diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/postgres/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/postgres/Dockerfile
index 9eee61bcc..eca29bada 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/postgres/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/postgres/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM postgres:10.3
+FROM postgres:{{ cookiecutter.postgresql_version }}
 
 COPY ./compose/production/postgres/maintenance /usr/local/bin/maintenance
 RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/maintenance/*