diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e7ae85e..2c85e10 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dist:
 	git archive --format zip --prefix=$(EXTENSION)-$(EXTVERSION)/ --output dist/$(EXTENSION)-$(EXTVERSION).zip master
 
 # for Docker
-PG_MAJOR ?= 16
+PG_MAJOR ?= 17
 
 .PHONY: docker
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4f1d33..d6a1346 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1045,17 +1045,17 @@ If installation fails with `Access is denied`, re-run the installation instructi
 Get the [Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/pgvector/pgvector) with:
 
 ```sh
-docker pull pgvector/pgvector:pg16
+docker pull pgvector/pgvector:pg17
 ```
 
-This adds pgvector to the [Postgres image](https://hub.docker.com/_/postgres) (replace `16` with your Postgres server version, and run it the same way).
+This adds pgvector to the [Postgres image](https://hub.docker.com/_/postgres) (replace `17` with your Postgres server version, and run it the same way).
 
 You can also build the image manually:
 
 ```sh
 git clone --branch v0.7.4 https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector.git
 cd pgvector
-docker build --pull --build-arg PG_MAJOR=16 -t myuser/pgvector .
+docker build --pull --build-arg PG_MAJOR=17 -t myuser/pgvector .
 ```
 
 ### Homebrew