diff --git a/postgresql/defaults/main.yml b/postgresql/defaults/main.yml
index e3f85fc5..3e45a7e1 100644
--- a/postgresql/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/postgresql/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ psql_pgpool_pkg_state: installed
 #
 # See the features matrix here: http://www.postgresql.org/about/featurematrix/
 #
-psql_version: 9.5
+psql_version: 9.6
 psql_db_host: localhost
 psql_db_port: 5432
 psql_db_size_w: 150000000