diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0864519..bcfe096 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ gem "activerecord-postgis-adapter"
 gem "bootsnap", require: false
 gem "bundler", "~> 2.4"
 gem 'geocoder'
-gem "pg", "~> 1.1"
+gem "pg", "~> 1.5"
 gem "puma", "~> 6.4"
 gem "rails", "~> 7.1.3"
 gem "rails_semantic_logger"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 4542764..10a54ee 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ GEM
     parser (3.3.0.5)
       ast (~> 2.4.1)
       racc
-    pg (1.5.6)
+    pg (1.5.8)
     prettier_print (1.2.1)
     propshaft (0.9.0)
       actionpack (>= 7.0.0)
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   govuk-components
   govuk_design_system_formbuilder
   jsbundling-rails
-  pg (~> 1.1)
+  pg (~> 1.5)
   prettier_print
   propshaft
   pry