diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 17aa8ec7b..d69b10b74 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ gem 'omniauth-rails_csrf_protection', '~> 1.0' # integrate omniauth with rails
 gem 'pagy', '~> 9.0' # Paginator for web pages
 gem 'paleta', '~> 0.3' # Color manipulation, used for badges
 gem 'paper_trail', '~> 16.0' # Record previous versions of project data
-gem 'pg', '~> 1.4' # PostgreSQL database, used for data storage
+gem 'pg', '~> 1.6' # PostgreSQL database, used for data storage
 gem 'pg_search', '~> 2.3' # PostgreSQL full-text search
 gem 'puma', '~> 6.5' # Faster webserver; recommended by Heroku
 gem 'puma_worker_killer', '~> 1.0' # Band-aid: Restart to limit memory use
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 48db3700d..c33ab7f09 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -332,13 +332,13 @@ GEM
     parser (3.3.9.0)
       ast (~> 2.4.1)
       racc
-    pg (1.6.1)
-    pg (1.6.1-aarch64-linux)
-    pg (1.6.1-aarch64-linux-musl)
-    pg (1.6.1-arm64-darwin)
-    pg (1.6.1-x86_64-darwin)
-    pg (1.6.1-x86_64-linux)
-    pg (1.6.1-x86_64-linux-musl)
+    pg (1.6.2)
+    pg (1.6.2-aarch64-linux)
+    pg (1.6.2-aarch64-linux-musl)
+    pg (1.6.2-arm64-darwin)
+    pg (1.6.2-x86_64-darwin)
+    pg (1.6.2-x86_64-linux)
+    pg (1.6.2-x86_64-linux-musl)
     pg_search (2.3.7)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
       activesupport (>= 6.1)
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   pagy (~> 9.0)
   paleta (~> 0.3)
   paper_trail (~> 16.0)
-  pg (~> 1.4)
+  pg (~> 1.6)
   pg_search (~> 2.3)
   pry-byebug
   puma (~> 6.5)