diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44fe7a1..42562bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ It is designed to offer pre-configured testing setups for many different types a
 
 `pytest-databases` currently utilizes `docker compose` (or the legacy `docker-compose`) commands to manage the startup and shutdown of each database service. The following databases are currently available:
 
-- **Postgres**: Version 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 are available
+- **Postgres**: Version 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 are available
 - **MySQL**: Version 5.6, 5.7 and 8 are available
 - **Oracle**: Version 18c XE and 23C Free are available
 - **SQL Server**: Version 2022 is available
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 9609856..9bfd667 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -20,9 +20,17 @@ Installing ``pytest-databases`` is as easy as calling your favorite Python packa
 
             python3 -m pip install pytest-databases
 
-    .. tab-item:: pipx
+    .. tab-item:: uv
         :sync: key2
 
+        .. code-block:: bash
+            :caption: Using `uv <https://docs.astral.sh/uv/>`_
+
+            uv add pytest-databases
+
+    .. tab-item:: pipx
+        :sync: key3
+
         .. code-block:: bash
             :caption: Using `pipx <https://pypa.github.io/pipx/>`_
 
diff --git a/src/pytest_databases/docker/docker-compose.postgres.yml b/src/pytest_databases/docker/docker-compose.postgres.yml
index 596d7d0..edab03e 100644
--- a/src/pytest_databases/docker/docker-compose.postgres.yml
+++ b/src/pytest_databases/docker/docker-compose.postgres.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ services:
       - "${POSTGRES16_PORT:-5427}:5432" # use a non-standard port here
     environment:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-super-secret}
+  postgres17:
+    networks:
+      - default
+    image: postgres:17
+    ports:
+      - "${POSTGRES17_PORT:-5428}:5432" # use a non-standard port here
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-super-secret}
 networks:
   default:
     driver: bridge
diff --git a/src/pytest_databases/docker/postgres.py b/src/pytest_databases/docker/postgres.py
index b2c4264..7469964 100644
--- a/src/pytest_databases/docker/postgres.py
+++ b/src/pytest_databases/docker/postgres.py
@@ -93,15 +93,19 @@ def postgres15_port() -> int:
 def postgres16_port() -> int:
     return 5427
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def postgres17_port() -> int:
+    return 5428
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def default_postgres_service_name() -> str:
-    return "postgres16"
+    return "postgres17"
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def postgres_port(postgres16_port: int) -> int:
-    return postgres16_port
+def postgres_port(postgres17_port: int) -> int:
+    return postgres17_port
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
@@ -249,6 +253,33 @@ def postgres16_service(
     return postgres_docker_services
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=False, scope="session")
+def postgres17_service(
+    postgres_docker_services: DockerServiceRegistry,
+    postgres_docker_compose_files: list[Path],
+    postgres17_port: int,
+    postgres_database: str,
+    postgres_user: str,
+    postgres_password: str,
+) -> Generator[DockerServiceRegistry, None, None]:
+    os.environ["POSTGRES_PASSWORD"] = postgres_password
+    os.environ["POSTGRES_USER"] = postgres_user
+    os.environ["POSTGRES_DATABASE"] = postgres_database
+    os.environ["POSTGRES17_PORT"] = str(postgres17_port)
+    postgres_docker_services.start(
+        "postgres17",
+        docker_compose_files=postgres_docker_compose_files,
+        timeout=45,
+        pause=1,
+        check=postgres_responsive,
+        port=postgres17_port,
+        database=postgres_database,
+        user=postgres_user,
+        password=postgres_password,
+    )
+    yield postgres_docker_services
+
+
 # alias to the latest
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=False, scope="session")
 def postgres_service(
@@ -298,6 +329,25 @@ def postgres_startup_connection(
     ) as conn:
         yield conn
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=False, scope="session")
+def postgres17_startup_connection(
+    postgres17_service: DockerServiceRegistry,
+    postgres_docker_ip: str,
+    postgres17_port: int,
+    postgres_database: str,
+    postgres_user: str,
+    postgres_password: str,
+) -> Generator[psycopg.Connection, None, None]:
+    with psycopg.connect(
+        _make_connection_string(
+            host=postgres_docker_ip,
+            port=postgres17_port,
+            user=postgres_user,
+            password=postgres_password,
+            database=postgres_database,
+        ),
+    ) as conn:
+        yield conn
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=False, scope="session")
 def postgres16_startup_connection(
diff --git a/tests/docker/test_postgres.py b/tests/docker/test_postgres.py
index 74ec326..be983e9 100644
--- a/tests/docker/test_postgres.py
+++ b/tests/docker/test_postgres.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ def test_postgres_default_config(
     postgres_user: str,
     postgres_password: str,
 ) -> None:
-    assert default_postgres_service_name == "postgres16"
-    assert postgres_port == 5427
+    assert default_postgres_service_name == "postgres17"
+    assert postgres_port == 5428
     assert postgres_database == "postgres"
     assert postgres_user == "postgres"
     assert postgres_password == "super-secret"
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ def test_postgres_16_config(
     assert postgres_user == "postgres"
     assert postgres_password == "super-secret"
 
+def test_postgres_17_config(
+    postgres17_port: int,
+    postgres_database: str,
+    postgres_user: str,
+    postgres_password: str,
+) -> None:
+    assert postgres17_port == 5428
+    assert postgres_database == "postgres"
+    assert postgres_user == "postgres"
+    assert postgres_password == "super-secret"
 
 def test_postgres_services(
     postgres_docker_ip: str,
@@ -195,6 +205,29 @@ def test_postgres_16_services(
     )
     assert ping
 
+def test_postgres_17_services(
+    postgres_docker_ip: str,
+    postgres17_service: DockerServiceRegistry,
+    postgres17_port: int,
+    postgres_database: str,
+    postgres_user: str,
+    postgres_password: str,
+) -> None:
+    ping = postgres_responsive(
+        postgres_docker_ip,
+        port=postgres17_port,
+        database=postgres_database,
+        user=postgres_user,
+        password=postgres_password,
+    )
+    assert ping
+
+def test_postgres_17_services_after_start(
+    postgres17_startup_connection: psycopg.Connection,
+) -> None:
+    postgres17_startup_connection.execute("CREATE TABLE if not exists simple_table as SELECT 1")
+    result = postgres17_startup_connection.execute("select * from simple_table").fetchone()
+    assert bool(result is not None and result[0] == 1)
 
 def test_postgres_16_services_after_start(
     postgres16_startup_connection: psycopg.Connection,