diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
index 8532e25613..ec857ab2e4 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
           -e POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD={{ pg_password }} \
           -e POSTGRESQL_ADMIN_PASSWORD={{ pg_password }} \
           -e POSTGRESQL_DATABASE={{ pg_database }} \
-          -e POSTGRESQL_VERSION=9.5 \
+          -e POSTGRESQL_VERSION=9.6 \
           -n {{ kubernetes_namespace }}
       register: openshift_pg_activate
       no_log: yes