diff --git a/openstack/elektra/values.yaml b/openstack/elektra/values.yaml
index a0eec278fa..0c8c5ba78b 100644
--- a/openstack/elektra/values.yaml
+++ b/openstack/elektra/values.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ postgresql:
   log_min_duration_statement: 250
   # less than the postgresql chart's default; I want to know early when connections start getting out of hand
   max_connections: 128
+  postgresVersion: 16
 
   persistence:
     enabled: true