diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bb23d06..af6b55d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Important for git describe --tags
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
index be9b246..1bfa252 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     services:
       postgres:
-        image: postgres:17.5
+        image: postgres:18.0
         env:
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
           POSTGRES_USER: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_USER }}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 7636657..49433c8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ services:
   # PostgreSQL Database Service
   # --- icarus web api db ---
   main_db:
-    image: postgres:17.5-alpine # Use an official Postgres image (Alpine variant is smaller)
+    image: postgres:18.0-alpine # Use an official Postgres image (Alpine variant is smaller)
     container_name: icarus_db # Optional: Give the container a specific name
     environment:
       # These MUST match the user, password, and database name in the DATABASE_URL above
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ services:
 
   # --- icarus web auth api db ---
   auth_db:
-    image: postgres:17.5-alpine # Use an official Postgres image (Alpine variant is smaller)
+    image: postgres:18.0-alpine # Use an official Postgres image (Alpine variant is smaller)
     container_name: icarus_auth_db # Optional: Give the container a specific name
     environment:
       # These MUST match the user, password, and database name in the DATABASE_URL above