diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eff798d46b8..1a54d07f1f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ regarding Chainlink social accounts, news, and networking.
    - Example Path for macOS `export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$PATH` & `export GOPATH=/Users/$USER/go`
 2. Install [NodeJS v16](https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/) & [pnpm via npm](https://pnpm.io/installation#using-npm).
    - It might be easier long term to use [nvm](https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#nvm) to switch between node versions for different projects. For example, assuming $NODE_VERSION was set to a valid version of NodeJS, you could run: `nvm install $NODE_VERSION && nvm use $NODE_VERSION`
-3. Install [Postgres (>= 11.x and <= 15.x)](https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Detailed_installation_guides).
+3. Install [Postgres (>= 11.x and <= 16.x)](https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Detailed_installation_guides).
    - You should [configure Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/ssl-tcp.html) to use SSL connection (or for testing you can set `?sslmode=disable` in your Postgres query string).
 4. Ensure you have Python 3 installed (this is required by [solc-select](https://github.com/crytic/solc-select) which is needed to compile solidity contracts)
 5. Download Chainlink: `git clone https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink && cd chainlink`
diff --git a/core/chainlink.Dockerfile b/core/chainlink.Dockerfile
index 22e65c0aa7a..4705db74a56 100644
--- a/core/chainlink.Dockerfile
+++ b/core/chainlink.Dockerfile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates gnupg lsb-release curl
 # Install Postgres for CLI tools, needed specifically for DB backups
 RUN curl https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | apt-key add - \
   && echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ `lsb_release -cs`-pgdg main" |tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list \
-  && apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql-client-15 \
+  && apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql-client-16 \
   && apt-get clean all
 
 COPY --from=buildgo /go/bin/chainlink /usr/local/bin/
diff --git a/core/chainlink.devspace.Dockerfile b/core/chainlink.devspace.Dockerfile
index c639190a80f..37e6d59c0bf 100644
--- a/core/chainlink.devspace.Dockerfile
+++ b/core/chainlink.devspace.Dockerfile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates gnupg lsb-release curl
 # Install Postgres for CLI tools, needed specifically for DB backups
 RUN curl https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | apt-key add - \
   && echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ `lsb_release -cs`-pgdg main" |tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list \
-  && apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql-client-15 \
+  && apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql-client-16 \
   && apt-get clean all
 
 COPY --from=buildgo /go/bin/chainlink /usr/local/bin/
diff --git a/core/chainlink.goreleaser.Dockerfile b/core/chainlink.goreleaser.Dockerfile
index 26335a85bf1..2543a17bc07 100644
--- a/core/chainlink.goreleaser.Dockerfile
+++ b/core/chainlink.goreleaser.Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates gnupg lsb-release curl
 # Install Postgres for CLI tools, needed specifically for DB backups
 RUN curl https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | apt-key add - \
   && echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ `lsb_release -cs`-pgdg main" |tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list \
-  && apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql-client-15 \
+  && apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql-client-16 \
   && apt-get clean all
 
 COPY . /usr/local/bin/