diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2865026..de33781 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@ services:
       - redpanda
       - postgres
   postgres:
-    image: postgres
+    image: postgres:18.0-trixie
+    container_name: postgres
     restart: always
     # set shared memory limit when using docker compose
     shm_size: 512mb
     environment:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: a552855c0d842e90895121cf614c31f950086cab
     volumes:
-      - postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - postgres:/var/lib/postgresql
     ports:
       - "0.0.0.0:5432:5432"
   redpanda: