diff --git a/examples/pilot-letsencrypt/compose.yaml b/examples/pilot-letsencrypt/compose.yaml
index 29e5260..dd95b1d 100644
--- a/examples/pilot-letsencrypt/compose.yaml
+++ b/examples/pilot-letsencrypt/compose.yaml
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ services:
 
   postgres:
     restart: unless-stopped
-    image: postgres:13.1
+    image: postgres:18.3
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      - PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
     healthcheck:
       test: pg_isready -U postgres
       interval: 10s
diff --git a/examples/pilot/compose.yaml b/examples/pilot/compose.yaml
index f9db889..278458e 100644
--- a/examples/pilot/compose.yaml
+++ b/examples/pilot/compose.yaml
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ services:
 
   postgres:
     restart: unless-stopped
-    image: postgres:13.1
+    image: postgres:18.3
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      - PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
     healthcheck:
       test: pg_isready -U postgres
       interval: 10s