diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1703393bd3a..75664919ff2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ under the License.
     <zookeeper.version>3.9.4</zookeeper.version>
 
     <zonky.embedded-postgres.version>2.1.1</zonky.embedded-postgres.version>
-    <zonky.embedded-postgres-binaries.version>17.6.0</zonky.embedded-postgres-binaries.version>
+    <zonky.embedded-postgres-binaries.version>18.0.0</zonky.embedded-postgres-binaries.version>
 
     <testds.rootDn>o=isp</testds.rootDn>
     <testds.bindDn>uid=admin,ou=system</testds.bindDn>