diff --git a/.github/workflows/db.test.yaml b/.github/workflows/db.test.yaml
index 6f294054..833a5831 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/db.test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/db.test.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     # Define PostgreSQL as a service container
     services:
       postgres:
-        image: postgres:16
+        image: postgres:17
         env:
           POSTGRES_USER: test_user
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: test_password
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           --health-interval 5s
           --health-retries 5
         ports:
-          - 5432:5432
+          - 6969:5432
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -27,8 +27,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Connect to Postgres
         run: |
-          # Install postgres-client to test the connection (if using an alpine/ubuntu base runner)
           sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y postgresql-client
-          
-          # Query the service using the service name 'postgres' as the host
-          PGPASSWORD=test_password psql -h postgres -U test_user -d test_db -c "SELECT version();"
+          PGPASSWORD=test_password psql -p 6969 -h postgres -U test_user -d test_db -c "SELECT version();"