diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eff798d46b8..98df2d4f4b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ 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).
-   - 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).
+3. Install [Postgres (>= 12.x)](https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Detailed_installation_guides). It is recommended to run the latest major version of postgres.
+   - You should [configure Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/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`
 6. Build and install Chainlink: `make install`
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ef27305809..100f53f379f 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - `P2P.V2` is required in configuration when either `OCR` or `OCR2` are enabled. The node will fail to boot if `P2P.V2` is not enabled.
 
+### Changed
+
+- Minimum required version of Postgres is now >= 12. Postgres 11 was EOL'd in November 2023.
+
 ## 2.9.0 - UNRELEASED
 
 ### Added