diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.shared.base-images.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.shared.base-images.yml
index 27caf8c..c2e6043 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.shared.base-images.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.shared.base-images.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: '3.3'
 services:
   db:
-    image: postgres:11
+    image: postgres:12
   queue:
     image: rabbitmq:3
     # Using the below image instead is required to enable the "Broker" tab in the flower UI: