diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/default/piped/app/hr.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/default/piped/app/hr.yaml
index 98190fef6..6c2e4c6fa 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/default/piped/app/hr.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/default/piped/app/hr.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ spec:
         configmap.reloader.stakater.com/reload: "piped-backend-config"
       initContainers:
         01-init-db:
-          image: ghcr.io/onedr0p/postgres-init:16.8
+          image: ghcr.io/onedr0p/postgres-init:17.4
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           envFrom:
             - secretRef: