diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c865c3b51..f7fa4f64e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ A similar setup is provided for MySQL and PostgreSQL if a persistent database co
 You can start MySQL or PostgreSQL locally with whatever installer works for your OS or use docker:
 
 ```bash
-docker run -e MYSQL_USER=petclinic -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=petclinic -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root -e MYSQL_DATABASE=petclinic -p 3306:3306 mysql:9.1
+docker run -e MYSQL_USER=petclinic -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=petclinic -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root -e MYSQL_DATABASE=petclinic -p 3306:3306 mysql:9.3
 ```
 
 or
 
 ```bash
-docker run -e POSTGRES_USER=petclinic -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=petclinic -e POSTGRES_DB=petclinic -p 5432:5432 postgres:17.0
+docker run -e POSTGRES_USER=petclinic -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=petclinic -e POSTGRES_DB=petclinic -p 5432:5432 postgres:17.5
 ```
 
 Further documentation is provided for [MySQL](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-petclinic/blob/main/src/main/resources/db/mysql/petclinic_db_setup_mysql.txt)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 47579bbaf..03268d000 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   mysql:
-    image: mysql:9.1
+    image: mysql:9.3
     ports:
       - "3306:3306"
     environment:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - "./conf.d:/etc/mysql/conf.d:ro"
   postgres:
-    image: postgres:17.0
+    image: postgres:17.5
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"
     environment:
diff --git a/k8s/db.yml b/k8s/db.yml
index c230ddba2..29d5ea4f8 100644
--- a/k8s/db.yml
+++ b/k8s/db.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ spec:
         app: demo-db
     spec:
       containers:
-        - image: postgres:17
+        - image: postgres:17.5
           name: postgresql
           env:
             - name: POSTGRES_USER
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MySqlIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MySqlIntegrationTests.java
index d67e449dc..81c23f7f3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MySqlIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MySqlIntegrationTests.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class MySqlIntegrationTests {
 
 	@ServiceConnection
 	@Container
-	static MySQLContainer<?> container = new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:9.1");
+	static MySQLContainer<?> container = new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:9.3");
 
 	@LocalServerPort
 	int port;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java
index f98d892d3..b9094163f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class MysqlTestApplication {
 	@Profile("mysql")
 	@Bean
 	static MySQLContainer<?> container() {
-		return new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:9.1");
+		return new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:9.3");
 	}
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {